Artifact Number:
1994.283.001
Object:
Quilt, hawaiian
Kapa kuiki
Material:
Cotton
Dimensions:
194.3 x 222.3 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
Four Hawaiian flags on staffs at each corner. The central motif is a modified Hawaiian coat-of-arms with two crowns above it. A maile pattern is added below the coat-of-arms and two kahili patterns flank it on either side. This quilt once belonged to Mrs. Lily Lindsay, a Hawaiian lady of Kamuela. Her husband was a well-known paniolo who worked at the Parker Ranch. The quilt is said to have first been a wedding gift to the Lindsays. Mrs. Lindsay donated the quilt to St. James Episcopal Church where it was auctioned and purchased by Elsie Krassas, the donor's mother.
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