In America, museum-quality Gee's Bend quilts go on sale online for the first time


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The quilters of Gee's Bend, a remote Alabama community, are particularly well-known in the US for the colourful quilts that they've been making for over a century, in a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Photo: AFP

These quilting masterpieces have previously been displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, but they could soon be coming to your home interior.

The creations of the African-American women quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama, are now available to buy online for the first time on the Etsy e-commerce platform.

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RM 13.90/month

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RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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