Vintage Hawaiian Native Quilt Pink Hula Tiki Hawaii (03/20/2007)

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Vintage Hawaiian Native Quilt Pink Hula Tiki Hawaii

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Sold Date: 03/20/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Textiles, Clothing & Accessories

Up for auction is an absolutly stunning and very desirable Vintage Hawaiian Quilt. It measures 65" X 98". Hawaiians use whole cloth, then appliqué a second piece of cloth on top to create a colored silhouette of the image -- this quilt is an outline of a Hawaiian flower blossom. It is done like a big paper cut-out, one big pattern made from two pieces of cloth. The Hawaiians also use fine stitching to reinforce their designs. It is called an echo pattern. They do the stitching in concentric rings around the image, almost like dropping a stone in water, w you have the ripples of stitching fanning out. This quilt is very finely stitched. This quilt was brought back to the mainland in 1942 by a Pearl Harbor survivor. It came from the estate of the Hines family. They were stationed at the U.S.N Hospital, Pearl Harbor on Honolulu. This quilt has never been used. It was brought back in a camphor chest and that is were it stayed untill today. My belief is that it dates 1939-1941. I have seen many similar quilts that people claim are from the turn of the century but due to my knowledge of were it came from I believe my dating is correct. It is stunning. The quilt is in amazing condition. The pink is super vibrant and is as bright as the day it was made. It has some light yellowing on the back at the folds and a few other spots on the back only. T is one 1/4" spot pictured. The quilt is unused. It has not been touched. It has no oder. It has never been cleaned or used. It is fresh out of the estate of a WWII Pearl Harbor Survivor.. Make sure and check out some other great Hawaiian items from the same estate.