QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5967

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; China Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0040

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

2011:136.2

Object label:

Quilt
Unknown maker
Qiubei County,Wenshan Zhuang and Miao
Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan Province, China
c1950
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2011:136.2

Essay:

This textile,woven of hemp and fireweed, was made by a Bai-Yi artist; over 20,000 of this indigenous ethnic minority reside near the border of Sichuan andYunnan provinces. This type of pieced textile is used as a blanket to sit on or as a covering to keep a person warm at night.

Quilt's title:

Chinese Woven Quilt

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Where the quilt was made, province:

Yunnan

Where the quilt was made, country:

China

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt finished?

c1950

Details about why the quilt was made:

This type of pieced textile is used as a blanket to sit on or as a covering to keep a person warm at night. It is known as a quilt in the region of China it originates from.

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Hemp and fireweed

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

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

This textile, woven of hemp and fireweed, was made by a Bai-Yi artist; over 20,000 of this indigenous ethnic minority reside near the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. This type of pieced textile is used as a blanket to sit on or as a covering to keep a person warm at night. It is known as a quilt in the region of China it originates from.

Contests entered:

“Patterns of Inquiry.” Michigan State University Museum, June 3 - September 23, 2012.

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