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12-8-5203

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

08.0114 AIQP

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

TC1998:4

Object label:

Turtles
Maker unknown
Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#TC1998:4

Quilt's title:

Turtle

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Honolulu

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1997

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Native American

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

42 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

46 1/2"

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

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)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

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

This quilt was purchased at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, then donated to the MSU Museum.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Turtle. 1997. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5203. Accessed: 03/29/24

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