Maine Memory Network

Unidentified man, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Location: Readfield Media: Tintype

Penobscot hide and quill pouch by Aaron Evans, ca. 2004

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 2004 Location: Indian Island Media: Hide, porcupine quill

Northern Threads: Penobscot mocassins

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part I," about telling stories through Indigenous clothing, featuring an essay by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune (Penobscot.)

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.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Quill pens were used for writing that would be exhibited or important writing tasks, since penmanship was considered an important skill and the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… do quillwork when I was a boy – and I always had quills stuck in my hair. And he was a birchbark craftsman."