Edna Smith describes marrying her husband Manny Smith, a member of the Assiniboine tribe, in 1935 and moving to his home in Wolf Point, Montana, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. She discusses how she began quilting when her grandchildren were born and continued quilting for marriages, give-aways, graduations and other honoring ceremonies. Smith also describes the techniques and materials required to produce a quality quilt and how she acquired commissions for particular quilts.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/starquilts/1002/thumbnail.jp
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Image of Lone Star quilt created in 1937 by Martha Emma Vincent Pickett. Also includes questionnaire...
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