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I'm Playing with Squares

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)

    Artist/Maker

    Ella Black Bird (Cloud Robe/Cloud Robe Black Bird), Plains Cree (Prairie Cree), 1903-1976

    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 in 1974 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

    1974

    Catalog Number

    26/6381

    Barcode

    266381.000

    Object Type

    Furnishings (Home)

    Title

    I'm Playing with Squares

    Object Name

    Quilt

    Media/Materials

    Cotton cloth, muslin, thread

    Techniques

    Sewn, pieced, quilted

    Dimensions

    249.2 x 217.4 cm

    Place

    Rocky Boy's Reservation; Hill County; Montana; USA

    See related items

    Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
    Furnishings (Home)

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cdf265d6-2f63-4107-bf34-0d2700650712

    Record ID

    NMAI_387093

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