Can a quilt made in the 21st century be a primary source?

Here is an interview with the artist of the quilt called Blue Men. Read it carefully. Then think about whether this quilt is a primary source that tells us about a tribe of people called the Tuaregs.

Interview for Quilt Alliance Nov 11, 2001JoAnn Popisil  interviewing artist Hollis Chatelain       
http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/interview.php?kid=14-31-363“JP: Who inspired you, as far as this quilt? The friends that you talked about. ”“HC: It especially started when I lived in Burkina Faso. There are a lot of Tuaregs. The Tuaregs are a tribe that is nomadic. They cross the desert on their camels, on their caravans, and they traditionally carry the goods from north Africa to black Africa. They're really wonderful people. I was very intrigued by them. The men wear indigo blue turbans to protect themselves from the sun and the sand. The indigo, the blue, actually tints their skin blue. That's why this is called "Blue Men" and why it's painted in blue dyes. When I lived in Burkina Faso these Tuaregs used to come to the house. These are Tuareg earrings that I'm wearing right now. They make leather boxes, and silver jewelry. I learned a lot from those people. Once they realize that you'll buy things, then they're there all the time, and they want you to sell their handicrafts for them, because they figure you know more people that have money. I've spent thousands of hours with these people. I learned to drink Tuareg tea with them, and they have a wonderful sense of humor. Everywhere that I lived in the Sahel region, which is the sub-Saharan area in West Africa, there were Tuaregs. I became friends with them. Never the women, always the men. The Tuaregs would come into the city to sell their handicrafts. I became good friends with them, and this is a tribute to those people.”