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Strip Quilt
Idabell Bester; quilted by Losie Webb
Photo by Scott Bowron
Strip Quilt
Strip Quilt
Idabell Bester; quilted by Losie Webb
Photo by Scott Bowron
Strip Quilt Idabell Bester; quilted by Losie Webb Photo by Scott Bowron
Record Details

Strip Quilt

Artist ((1901–c.1992))
Artist ((dates unknown))
DatePieced 1980; quilted 1990
Place/RegionEmelle, Alabama, United States
MediumCotton and synthetics
Dimensions83 × 71"
Credit LineGift of Helen and Robert Cargo
Accession number1991.19.4
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
Description

Strip piecing is a primary construction technique in West African and Caribbean textiles, and Idabell Bester’s Strip Quilt has been compared to West African men’s woven cloth. However, the strip set also has a long tradition in European American quilts.

Elizabeth V. Warren, "Strip Quilt," exhibition label for QUILTS: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. Elizabeth V. Warren, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2010.

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