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Flying Swallows

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  • Quilt

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Sioux

    Artist/Maker

    Agnes Long Fox (Agnes Blanket/Agnes Gray/Agnes Blanket Gives), Sioux, 1914-1984

    Collector

    Florence Pulford (Florence Atwood), Non-Indian, 1923-1989

    Previous owner

    Florence Pulford (Florence Atwood), Non-Indian, 1923-1989
    Ann Pulford Wilson (Ann Wilson), Non-Indian
    Sarah Pulford Zweng (Sarah Pulford/Sarah Zweng), Non-Indian

    Seller

    Ann Pulford Wilson (Ann Wilson), Non-Indian
    Sarah Pulford Zweng (Sarah Pulford/Sarah Zweng), Non-Indian

    Presenter/funding source

    Smithsonian Women's Committee

    Collection History

    Collected or purchased between 1968 and 1984 by quilt collector Florence Pulford (1923-1989); inherited by her daughters Ann Pulford Wilson and Sarah Pulford Zweng; purchased by NMAI from Ann Pulford Wilson and Sarah Pulford Zweng in 2007 with the generous support of the Smithsonian Women's Committee.

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    Date created

    1968-1984

    Catalog Number

    26/6360

    Barcode

    266360.000

    Object Type

    Furnishings (Home)

    Title

    Flying Swallows

    Object Name

    Quilt

    Media/Materials

    Cotton cloth, cotton-synthetic cloth, thread

    Techniques

    Sewn, pieced, quilted

    Dimensions

    215.1 x 181.8 cm

    Place

    Fort Peck Reservation; Roosevelt County, Daniels County, Valley County, Sheridan County; Montana; USA

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63c2cc414-4a1f-4e84-8038-8385c73ebc70

    Record ID

    NMAI_387072

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