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Quilt address: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Konnie Tiki

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01/08/2008 - Konnie Tiki is a fusion of a Polynesian symbol, the tiki, with an American kitsch archetype, the harridan. In some ways she's a tribute to unpleasant, sharp-tongued women everywhere. Appliqued, painted, and quilted cotton. The hair rollers and beads were made with the assistance of an embroidery machine..

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