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BRYAN, ESTHER - Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project
Boston Mills Press, 2006. Softcover. ISBN: 1550464353. Stiff unmarked book in glossy illustrated covers with flaps. Brilliant. ; 9.13 X 0.75 X 11 inches; 296 pages; Canada is home to immigrants from every nation in the world. Quilting artist Esther Bryan wanted to celebrate this fact, to promote a sense of greater belonging among these diverse groups. A quilt would be a collaborative, community-based project to celebrate cultural diversity. Each cultural group contributed one 11-inch square pieced into a giant quilt named the Quilt of Belonging. The quilt is approximately 120 feet long by 10 feet high (36 m by 3.5 m). It consists of 263 squares representing 71 Aboriginal groups and 192 immigrant nationalities found in Canada. The quilt includes fabric that has been appliqued, beaded, cross-stitched, embroidered, and hand-woven. The many cultural decorations include: Abalone shellsLithuanian amberBobbin laceA brooch from PolandEnglish woolKente cloth from GhanaPorcupine quills, rabbit fur, sealskin, and smoked caribou hide200-year-old German linenWorry dolls from Guatemala.. Fine .
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 3826] Booknumber: 62102
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USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 3826] Booknumber: 62102
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