QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

00.0657

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2000:66.3

Object label:

Midnight Sky
Adesola Kilani Falade
Osobogo, Nigeria
1997
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2000:66.3

Essay:

Artist's statement:
Looking at the sky in December 1997, I notice how beautiful the sky was and I took my pencil and think about making a quilt like it.

The cloth was made using Adire cloth, a method that is used by the Yoruba people that incorporates ancient Indigo dyes with modern stitching techniques.

Quilt's title:

Midnight Sky

Quilt top made by:

Falade, Adesola Kilani

Quilted by:

Falade, Adesola Kilani

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Osobogo

Where the quilt was made, country:

Nigeria

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Osogbo

Quiltmaker's country:

Nigeria

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/14/1960

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Yoruba

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

99 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

79 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Antique colors:

Indigo Blue

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

First, indigo blue strip; Second, Double row of half square triangles; Third, indigo batik; Fourth, fabric that was manipulated and dyed to create a textured effect; Fifth, indigo batik with portions of a waffle texture

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Adire dying, a method that is used by the Yoruba people that incorporates ancient Indigo dyes with modern stitching techniques.

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

9/28/2000, Black Arts Studio, Nigeria

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Artist's inspiration: Looking at the sky in December 1997, I notice how beautiful the sky was and I took my pencil and think about making a quilt like it.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum