
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-10521
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
18.0019 AIQP
Essay:
According to James M. McClurken, co-author with James A. Clifton and George L. Cornell, of People of the Three Fires: The Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Ojibway of Michigan, the star and floral motifs exhibited in this quilt are typical of components of Ottawa designs. Each square and triangle formed against the white background by the center star is filled with floral designs that embellish the central design and mimic designs depicted in earlier porcupine quill work and beaded pieces of the same region. It is probable that Native Americans began quilting after the Grand Traverse Mission period; the first person who was recorded to have had furniture in his home, and thus have a need for domestic furnishings such as quilts, was Agosa, who lived on Old Mission penninsula during the mid 1840s.
From Michigan Quilts: 150 Years of a Textile Tradition.
Owner's name for the quilt:
Lone Star with floral applique
Where the quilt was made, county:
Leelanau
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1901-1929
When was the quilt finished?
ca 1912
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
Native American; Ottawa (Odawa)
This is a:
Finished quilt
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
2
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Sue Russell
Quilt owner's city:
St. Joseph
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Minnie Wabbanimkee, all rights reserved
Cite this Quilt
Lone Star with floral applique. ca 1912. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-10521. Accessed: 02/10/25
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Essay
Odawa Floral Star Quilts in Michigan
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