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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_387072