Person/Organization: Glooskap,
Item 7531
Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale, 1884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Media: Ink on paper
Item 7532
Glooskap looking at the whale smoking his pipe, 1884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.