QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

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

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0016

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

2011:106.4

Object label:

Makarapa Quilt
Intuthuko Project
Etwatwa, South Africa
c2010
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.# 2011:106.4

Essay:

This textile of embroidered squares was made by women of the Intuthuko Project, a women's upliftment project, of Etwatwa,
South Africa. Each of the panels depicts a different makarapa, the plastic helmet that is worn in support of soccer teams.This piece was made to celebrate South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament.

Quilt's title:

Makarapa Quilt

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Intuthuko Embroidery

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Etwatwa

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

c2010

Why was the quilt made?

Personal income

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Intuthuko

Quiltmaker's country:

South Africa

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Intuthuko Sewing Group

Where does/did the group meet?

South Africa

What are the main activities of the group?

Celia de Villiers and Sonja Barac were the professional artists who facilitated and mentored the following individual artists in the Intuthuko Sewing Group: Pinky Lubisi, Thembisile Mabizela, Zanele Mabuza, Angie Namaru, Lindo Mnguni, Julie Mokoena, Salaminha Motloung, Angelina Mucavele, Thabitha Nare, Nomsa Ndala, Maria Nkabinde, Cynthia Radebe, Sannah Sasebola, Rosinah Teffo, Lizzy Tsotetsi, Dorothy Xaba

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

37 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

50 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Red; Yellow; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Silk thread

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

This textile of embroidered squares was made by the women in the Intuthuko Project (a women's upliftment project) of Etwatwa (located east of Johannesburg) in the Gauteng Province. Each of the panels on this textile depict a different makarapa (the name of the plastic helmet that is sculpted and decorated and worn in support of soccer teams). This piece was made to celebrate South Africa's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament. The Inthuthoko Project is one of two projects that were involved in making the Journey to Freedom textiles included in the MSU Museum exhibits Weaving of War: Fabrics of Memory and Quilts and Human Rights. Contact for the Intuthuko Projects: Susan Haycock More great info here: http://www.africanthreads.ca/who-are-the-makers/57-intithuko-embroidery-group

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?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees