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12-8-5650

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

10.0169

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

2002:58.3

Object label:

Embroidered Quilt
Ilingelihle Women's Sewing Group Project
Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2002
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2002:58.3

Essay:

The Ilingelihle Women's Sewing Group Project is part of the Adult Basic Education Program of University of Ft. Hare, Alice, South Africa designed to assist unemployed women living in the Eastern Cape Province. Members of the group make bed-sized pieces, cushion covers, bags, and placemats by sewing together strips of "prairie points" in brightly-colored solid cotton fabrics. The strips are then embellished with beadwork and embroidery. Margaret Gidi, a member of Ilingelihle, says: "This job helps us to buy something for our children, some food and you can take your children to school with the little bit of money you get and you can come to work with the little bit of money."

The University of Fort Hare is the alma mater of Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the liberation struggle in South Africa.

Quilt's title:

Embroidered Quilt

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

c2000

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

74"

How long is the quilt?

74"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Pink; Red; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

On a tag attached to the textile: The Ilingelihle Women's Project launched the African Adrenaline label of soft furnishings. The range depicts the interrelationships of colour and light, as well as the manipulation of space through colour, using colourful strips of cotton fabric, seedbeads and multi-coloured embroidery cotton, in a simple unpretentious sewing technique. Price: R2,180. Product No: 16 Blocks. Handwashing in cold water is advised."

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Beads attached

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

This is part of the MSU Museum's traveling exhibit, Siyazama: Traditional Arts, Education, and AIDS in South Africa.

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?

Unknown

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Embroidered Quilt. c2000. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5650. Accessed: 03/28/24

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