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Vintage Outsider Hand Stitched & Tied Patchwork African Diaspora ~Housetop Gees? For Sale


Vintage Outsider Hand Stitched & Tied Patchwork African Diaspora ~Housetop Gees?
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Vintage Outsider Hand Stitched & Tied Patchwork African Diaspora ~Housetop Gees?:
$750.00

Vintage quilt Rooftops style

Beautifully executed

Fascinating collage of many fabrics.

All hand-sewn and string tied


Approximately 54 inches square

Reverse is a patchwork printed cotton


For several decades I collected quilts from across the South, mostly here in North Carolina with a specific focus on African Diaspora/African American quilts. I intended to showcase them all here at Guilford College which was the origin of the Underground Railroad.

The families who create the famous Gee’s quilts were in fact here in North Carolina when the first were brought against their will from Africa, later being taken to the now well known bend of the river In Boykin known as Gee’s Bend. The descendants are incredible artists and their legacy of quilting continues.


This little quilt has the rooftop layout of the Gee’s Bend quilts by Mary Lee Bendolph, perhaps the most well quilter, although all the Pettway family members seem to carry on this tradition. These close running linear rows resemble those of of the Siddi quilts of India by quilters who also originated in Africa. Both groups of artisans have a similar mastery of collaging colors and prints in a format that results in very artful textiles. The Western Coastal Africans are skilled artisans and the descendants are no exception.

I haven’t had a chance to authenticate this one yet but it was curated In Alabama so I have a feeling it is one of theirs.

It is all hand pieced and a smaller size than a regular bed quilt- approximately 54 x 54 inches.


Perfect for wall display


I will measure it tomorrow and add dimensions to this listing.


Condition is excellent, fabrics are 1960s & 1970s.





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