Keywords: powder horns
Item 23031
Powder horn, Mapleton, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Mapleton Media: Horn
Item 10361
James Duffy's powder horn, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1848 Location: Houlton Media: Cow horn
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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…
"Chief Joseph Orono powder horn, ca. 1780Abbe Museum European colonization of Wabanaki Country began in the early 1600s."
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