Quilt

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Date created: 1930-1935

Culture/People: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Possible owner: Norman Ewing (Maza Kinyan [Flying Iron]), Sioux, 1894-1968
Collector: Robert Orr Dankworth (Bob Dankworth), Non-Indian, 1880-1949
Previous owner: Robert Orr Dankworth (Bob Dankworth), Non-Indian, 1880-1949; Dorothy Dankworth Brandt (Mrs. Thomas Brandt), Non-Indian, 1912-1977; Thomas A. Brandt, Non-Indian, 1909-2005; Shirley Brandt (Mrs. Thomas A. Brandt), Non-Indian
Donor: Shirley Brandt (Mrs. Thomas A. Brandt), Non-Indian
Honoree: Thomas A. Brandt, Non-Indian, 1909-2005

Collection History: Probably acquired by Norman Ewing (Sioux, 1894-1968), formerly manager of the Sioux Indian Women's Arts and Crafts Club of Wagner, South Dakota, for his co-worker Robert Orr Dankworth (1880-1949) in 1935; inherited by Robert Dankworth's daughter Dorothy Dankworth Brandt (1912-1977) and subsequently by her husband Thomas A. Brandt (1909-2005); inherited by Thomas Brandt's second wife Shirley Brandt; donated to NMAI by Shirley Brandt in 2008 in memory of Thomas Brandt.
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Place: Wagner, Yankton Reservation; Charles Mix County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Nakota (Yankton Sioux); Furnishings (Home)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7173
Barcode: 267173.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Quilt
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, thread
Techniques: Pieced, sewn, quilted
Dimensions: 206.5 x 255.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63df275b2-740f-42d1-9667-0fed15f0548f

Record ID: NMAI_394350