Ubuntutu
Quilt Index Record: 1E-3D-292E
Project Information
InstNameF003Michigan State University Museum
Quilts and Human Rights
InstProjNameF003aMichigan State University Museum Collection
InstInvContrNumF00416.0006
InstInvContrNumF004a2016:11.1
Page 1
QuiltTitleF009Ubuntutu
SubjQuiltF025Archibishop Desmond Tutu
DateDataF006b5/31/2016
QuiltTopF054Vandeyar, Diana
QuiltedByF055Vandeyar, Diana
IfOtherF007dMuseum employee
LocMadeF057aCape Town
ProvCountryF057fSouth Africa
DateQuiltF0232000-2025
DateFinishF023b2016
Page 2-Quiltmaker Information
ReasonsF060Art or personal expression
Commemorative
OtherF060aThe title combines the term Ubuntu, which is a South African philosophy and phrase which translates as "human kindness" or "human-ness", combined with the name Tutu, to form "Ubuntutu". This quilt was made for the traveling exhibition MSU Museum organized to honor Archbishop Desmond Tutu, which is titled after this quilt. The quilter made the quilt in Oakton, Virginia
PresUseF062Museum collection
GenderF098Female
Page 3-Physical Description
TypeObjF008Finished quilt
OverallWidthF12a30"
OverallLengthF012b29 1/2"
ShapeEdgeF013Straight
OverallColorF14bMulticolor
OverCondF015Excellent/like new
TypeInscripF019Message
ContInscripF020ubuntutu
LayFormatF024Medallion or framed center
Page 4-Physical Description continued
ConstrucF038Machine Piecing
ConstrucF038bPage 5-Binding and Quilting
QuiltTechF049Machine quilting
Page 6-Design and Fabric Sources
TopSourceF064Original to maker
ExhibitListF067a"Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action," October 3 - November 2016, Mandela Gateway Museum, VandA Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.
"Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action," November 24, 20146 - February 28, 2017, Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Page 7-Owner Information
OwnershipF082Public Museum, Library, or Institution
OwnerNameF082aMichigan State University Museum
OwnerCityF084East Lansing
OwnerCountyF085Ingham
OwnerStateF086Michigan (MI)
OwnerCountryF086bUnited States
AcquiredF058Purchase
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AccessF080Restricted
CopyRestF080cAll rights reserved, Michigan State University Museum
Data Verification
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verifiedbyBeth Donaldson
dateverified12
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2016
Image Information
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Contributing InstitutionsMATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University; Michigan State University Museum
PublisherQuilt Index
Resource TypeStillImage
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ImageTypeF076Color
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HolderF080aMichigan State University Museum
