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Created by:

Bisa Butler, American, born 1973  Search this

Subject of:

Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this

Medium:

cotton, silk and velvet

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 90 3/4 × 64 1/2 × 1/4 in. (230.5 × 163.8 × 0.6 cm)

Type:

quilts

textile art (visual works)

appliqué (textile visual works)

Cultural Place:

Ghana, West Africa, Africa

Congo River, West Africa, Africa

United States, North and Central America

Date:

2021

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Africa  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Art  Search this

Craftsmanship  Search this

Design  Search this

Freedom  Search this

Identity  Search this

Self-liberation  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Spirituality  Search this

Textile design  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative

Object number:

2021.38

Restrictions & Rights:

© Bisa Butler

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Visual Arts

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Textiles-Quilts

Exhibition:

Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccbe181b-262f-4564-b229-e19e664ae8fd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.38