Great Lakes Native Quilting

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Great Lakes Native Quilting
Through January 25, 2009

This exhibition examines the historical introduction of quilting as well as the contemporary use and meaning of quilts made by Oneida, Odawa, Potawatomi, Ojibwa, Mohawk, Cree, Winnebago and Menominee quilt makers living in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, and Ontario.  It showcases 16 quilts and pays tribute to the artists who continue to work in this expressive cultural medium.

This traveling exhibit is a Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Traditional Arts Program activity supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund, Kitty and Jeffrey Cole, MSU Office of the Provost, and MSU Office of Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies.