Keywords: native American stone tools
Item 26995
Native American stone fishing line weight, ca. 3000 BCE
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 3050 BCE–2550 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone
Item 26999
Native American stone pestle, ca. 1000 BCE
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1000 BCE Location: Bristol Media: Stone
Exhibit
Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
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.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"Indeed, there is much hard evidence to support the “theory” that native people were indigenous to Aroostook County."
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"X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion."
