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12-8-6655

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

14.0063

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2014:52.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

Church quilt

When was the form filled out?

2/12/2015

Quilt top made by:

Mgidi, Betty

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, city:

Johannesburg

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2014

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

47"

How long is the quilt?

27"

What color is the quilt?

Cream

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Message; Place; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Patch on lower right corner on back "O.R. Indluyenkolo Betty Mgidi 4. Ridenlay road Primose Hill via Bedford view Patch on lower middle "Indluyenkolo I made this painting of my church in Weltevrede in Mpumulanga, because Heaven is my throne and the earth my Footstool. A temple can be built and nourish me but those who choose their own ways are delighting in their sins and are doomed. God will not accept their offerings. That's why we must trust in God and pray everyday so in the end you must rest in peace and your soul must be accepted by God. God bless us all in heaven. Betty."

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Leather, beads

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing

Embellishments used:

Beads attached

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Quilted and beaded wall hanging from South Africa. White cotton ground. There is an image of a church in South Africa, with a cross from the roof. The building is drawn onto the wall hanging with markers or fabric paint in multiple bright colors. The piece is quilted between the blocks of color indicating areas of the building. The bottom edge of the wall hanging has a 3/4" strip of beadwork. Four beaded rings hang down from the beadwork trim. Three beaded leather embellishments are attached below the church image. Two of them appear in the shape of a hand. There is a cotton sleeve on the top back of the wall hanging.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Mgidi, Bett. Church quilt. 2014. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6655. Accessed: 03/28/24