Quilt
Dublin Core
Title
Quilt
Subject
Hawai’i
textiles
quilt
missionaries
women
textiles
quilt
missionaries
women
Description
This quilt was passed down a family after being given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government. Quilting is important in Hawaiian history as early missionaries taught it to Hawaiian women to which they then adapted the art into their own form. This particular quilt is known as a Flag Quilt as it has the Hawaiian flag on each corner with a crown in the centre that honours the Hawaiian kingdom. This may symbolise that although the missionaries encouraged the indigenous Hawaiian peoples to stray from their culture and turn to Christianity, from it they adopted a form of patriotism of their land. Quilting requires weaving pieces of fabric to create a design and this particular quilt seems to still be in good quality despite being kept for many decades.
Creator
Unknown, given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government on 1896, and was brought down his family.
Publisher
http://www.quiltindex.org/
(Followed by) Hawaiian Mission Houses
https://www.missionhouses.org/virtualexhibit/exhibit4/e40014a.htm
(Followed by) Hawaiian Mission Houses
https://www.missionhouses.org/virtualexhibit/exhibit4/e40014a.htm
Date
1896
Contributor
Emma Azid
Rights
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
https://www.missionhouses.org/
https://www.missionhouses.org/
Language
N/A
Type
Material object - textiles
Identifier
19th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government on 1896, and was brought down his family., “Quilt,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 5, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/239.