DepartmentTextiles-Oceania
Titaifai Pa'oti (applique quilt)
NameQuilt
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 2000
Place madeHuahini Island, Tahiti, Polynesia, Oceania
MediumCotton
Dimensions101 9/16 × 84 5/8 in. (258 × 215 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Suzi Jones, A.2016.49.1
Object numberA.2016.49.1
DescriptionThis quilt has no batting, it is of Tiare Tahiti ( the Tahitian flower) pattern in white on a turquoise ground. A three inch tape is sewn on the back for hanging.1928 - 1935
Early to mid-20th century