QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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