Strip QuiltPieced 1980, quilted 199083 x 71 " (180.3 cm)Cotton and syntheticsGift of Helen and Robert Cargo1991.19.40Backing turned over top, whipstitched. Parallel line quilting.152781806Idabell BesterLosie WebbTextilesCopyright for this work is under review. EmelleEmelleUnited StatesAlabamaTextilesAdam ReichEmelleTEXTILEStrip 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. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org African American19801990 1991 19 4 TEXTILEStrip 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. Object information is a work in progress and may be updated
with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art
Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org African American