Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Glooskap, the creator of the Wabanaki people, taught them to respect and protect the world around them.
The illustration is part of the book Algonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes by Charles G. Leland (1884).
About This Item
- Title: Glooskap Setting His Dogs on the Witches, ca. 1884
- Creation Date: circa 1884
- Subject Date: circa 1884
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Locations:
- ME
- NB, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: QJ 398.2 L538
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dogs
- Glooskap (Legendary figure)
- Indians of North America--Folklore
- Indians of North America--Maine--Legends
- Indians of North America--New England--Legends
- Legends
- Malecite Indians
- Micmac Indians
- Passamaquoddy Indians
- Penobscot Indians
- Wabanaki Indians
- Witches
People
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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