Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Glooskap, the creator and teacher of the Wabanaki people, is shown turning a man into a cedar tree in an etched birchbark illustration for the book Algonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folk Lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Tribes by Charles G. Leland (1884).
Tomah Joseph (1937-1914), a Passamaqoddy Indian, advised Leland on the legends in the book. Joseph's illustrations also inspired those Leland used in the book.
About This Item
- Title: Glooskap Turning a Man Into a Cedar Tree, 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
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Standardized Subject Headings
- 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
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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