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Re: paper quilting -African American Story Quilts

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From: Judy Decker (judydeckeriad_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sat Jan 17 2004 - 17:06:53 PST

Hi Rachel...

For starters --check your local library and see if
they have this book:
Stitching Stars : The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers
by Authors: Mary E. Lyons
Released: 01 December, 1997
ISBN: 068981707X
Paperback
You can buy it for around $8.00. Her work can be
compared to the Dahomey Story cloths. You will find
many links to work of Harriet Powers online.
Here is a nice review of the book:
http://quilting.about.com/library/reviews/bl_rev-stars.htm

I really like this one:
http://www.onlineathens.com/images/090501/quilt17.jpg
Some info on Powers:
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/090501/ath_hpowers.shtml
 (There is more online - see my Textiles links page,
too)

One bit of information you will find useful is that
the Dahomey MEN were the quilters.

Here are some Dahomey applique (Fon culture of Benin):
http://www.introspecinc.com/giftshop/dahomey.htm
http://www.introspecinc.com/giftshop/kingetc.htm
http://goldcoastafrica.safeshopper.com/95/3576.htm?942
My favorite site:
http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_africanart_textil4.html
You can see why I recommended this style for 6th
graders.

Lots of Kuba Cloth on the Indigo site --and much more
art of Africa - Check out the Ndbele Dolls, too -
Don't miss the aluminun tooling:
http://www.indigoarts.com/gallery_africanart_olatund.html

Be sure to eamil me Jdecker@woh.rr.com if you need
more help.

Judith Decker

--- Ronikul@aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone have any ideas for making paper quilts
> for Black history month?
> Thanks, Rachel Laks

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