Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Pete Moore was a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Nation and master carver from Motahkomikuk (Indian Township), known for his lifelike wood carvings of wildlife. This rattle features a female moose on one side and a male with antlers on the other. The hollow head contains stones that reverberate upon shaking the instrument.
About This Item
- Title: Rattle by Peter Moore, Sipayik, 2018
- Creator: Peter Moore
- Creation Date: 2018
- Subject Date: 2018
- Location: Sipayik, Pleasant Point, Washington County, ME
- Media: Wood, leather, glass, sinew
- Dimensions: 30.5 cm x 5.1 cm
- Local Code: 2022.021.009
- Collection: Barbara Morris Goodbody Collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Passamaquoddy art
- Passamaquoddy Nation
- Rattle (Musical instrument)
- Wabanaki
- Wildlife wood-carving--North America.
- Music
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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