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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_387093