I'm Playing with Squares

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Date created: 1974

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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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

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

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

Record ID: NMAI_387093