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Harvest Star

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Artist/Maker
Mina Yellow Robe (Mina Forrest), Assiniboine (Stoney), 1930-1991
Previous seller
Mina Yellow Robe (Mina Forrest), Assiniboine (Stoney), 1930-1991
Seller agent
Florence Pulford (Florence Atwood), Non-Indian, 1923-1989
Previous owner
Dr. David Stanford (David Elwood Stanford), Non-Indian, 1926-2015
Linda Stanford (Mrs. David Stanford), Non-Indian
Donor
Dr. David Stanford (David Elwood Stanford), Non-Indian, 1926-2015
Linda Stanford (Mrs. David Stanford), Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased from the artist between 1973 and 1975 by Dr. David Stanford (1926-2015) and his wife Linda Stanford through their family friend, quilt collector Florence Pulford (1923-1989); donated to NMAI by Dr. and Mrs. David Stanford in 2009.
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Date created
1973-1975
Catalog Number
26/7472
Barcode
267472.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Title
Harvest Star
Object Name
Baby's quilt
Media/Materials
Cotton cloth, cotton-synthetic cloth, thread
Techniques
Pieced, sewn, quilted
Dimensions
104.5 x 119.0 cm
Place
Wolf Point, Fort Peck Reservation; Roosevelt County; Montana; USA
See related items
Assiniboine (Stoney)
Furnishings (Home)
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_396683
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d186568-a7fb-49b3-8bb6-515279b20926

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