Object Details
Culture/People
Yanktonai Nakota
Artist/Maker
Emma King (Emma Little Bird King), Yanktonai Nakota/Dakota (Eastern Sioux), 1920-1994
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 1988 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
1968-1988
Catalog Number
26/6371
Barcode
266371.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Title
Tipis Around the Lake
Object Name
Quilt
Media/Materials
Cotton cloth, muslin, cotton-synthetic cloth, thread
Techniques
Sewn, pieced, quilted
Dimensions
228.2 x 196.6 cm
Place
Fort Yates, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Yanktonai Nakota
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_387083