hope quilt
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African art, hand made quiltsTRANSCRIPT
Union College Welcomes
The Liberia's Hope Quilting Initiative
As part of our celebration of the 40th anniversary of co-education at Union College
we are honored to host The Liberia's Hope Quilting Initiative which will be on display we are honored to host The Liberia's Hope Quilting Initiative which will be on display
in the Nott Memorial February 3 – March 11, 2011. These beautiful quilts from West
Africa are hand stitched and designed with love. The stories of these quilts began in
2004 when a group of women, who had fled the earlier civil crisis in Liberia, moved
back to their native land. Upon their return, with an 80% unemployment rate in their
country, they began making quilts in order to help provide for the basic needs of
their families. They named their group Quageh, which comes from the Kpelle
language meaning “We Can Make It.” The Quageh members learned quilting from language meaning “We Can Make It.” The Quageh members learned quilting from
elder women and it is believed that these elder women may have learned their skills
directly from African American women who were freed slaves brought to Liberia
after the US Civil War. This initiative is coordinated by The Corporation for Economic
Opportunity (CEO) which was founded and directed by Joseph James III Union Class
of 1969 (www.prosperityforall.org).
The opening reception for this unique display of quilts will be held on Thursday,
February 3, 2011 from 5:30 – 8:00 pm in the Union College Nott Memorial. The
guest speaker will be the well-known researcher of African American quilts and quilt
history, Kyra Hicks (www.blackthreads.blogspot.com/). The show runs from February
3 through March 11, 2011.
Quilt Show Coordinators – Gretchel Hathaway, Senior Director of Campus Diversity;
Karen Ferrer Muniz, Director of Multicultural Affairs; Sarah Iacobacci, Administrative
Assistant President’s Office; and Matt Milless, Director of Student Activities and
Photographer.Photographer.
Special thanks to: Joseph James, Rachel Seligman, The Office of Special Events
and Union College Facilities Office. Contact : Sarah Iacobacci - (518) 388-6101.
Elephant $35 27.5” W x 28.5” L
Fo Fo Adinkra Symbol $35 24” W x 26.5” L
Comb $35 20.5” W x 23” L Funtumireku $35 (Sharing) 23.5” W x 27.5” L
Akoma Ntoso (Linked Hearts) $3523.5” W x 26.5” L
Ese Ne Tekrema (Teeth & Tongue) $3524.5” W x 28.5” L
Flower $75 47.5” L x 48.5” W Butterflies $100 48” W x 48” L
Square in a Square $75 43” W x 45” L
Liberian Woman $75 54” W x 52” L Flower $75 42.5” W x 45.5” L
Star Flowers $50 51.5” W x 50.5” L
Palmetto $75 46” W x 47” L Sankofa Adinkra Symbol $50
42.5” L x 50.5” W
Baskets (Classic North Carolina Pattern)
$50 40” W x 47” L
Four Flowers $50 48” W x47” L Flowers Swirls $600 108” W x 100” L
Butterflies $100 47.5” W x 48” L
Gye Nyame (Except for God) $650
94” W x 92” LBaskets $650 86” W x 101” L
Tulip Vines $600 96” W x 108” L Mixed Adinkra Symbols $650
98” W x 100” L
Nyame Nti (By God’s Grace) $675
94”W x 104”L Coffee Tree $500 54” W x 81” L
Women of Liberia $675 98” W x 98” L
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