Keywords: Basketwork
Item 23441
Penobscot pin cushion by Theresa Camilla Lyon Sockalexis, ca. 1934
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1934 Location: Indian Island Media: Ash splints
Item 23628
Penobscot button basket by Theresa Lyon Sockalexis, ca. 1934
Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 1934 Location: Indian Island Media: Ash splints
Exhibit
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
