Maine Memory Network

Pauline Shay with barrel basket, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Old Town; Portland Media: Glass plate

Penobscot urchin basket, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1890 Location: Indian Island Media: Plant material

Penobscot button basket by Theresa Lyon Sockalexis, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: 1934 Location: Indian Island Media: Ash splints

Paula Thorne corn basket, Indian Island, ca. 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1999 Location: Old Town Media: ash, sweetgrass
This record contains 2 images.

Paula Thorne acorn basket, Indian Island, ca. 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: Old Town Media: ash, sweetgrass
This record contains 2 images.

Fred Tomah Katahdin Series basket, Houlton, 2010

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2010 Location: Houlton Media: Ash, dyes

Penobscot glove box, Indian Island, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1890 Location: Indian Island Media: Ash splints

Handkerchief basket by Theresa Secord, Waterville, 2019

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2019 Location: Waterville; Tobique Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dye
This record contains 4 images.

Crooked knife, Penobscot, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1850 Media: Hardwood, leather, metal

Penobscot birchbark basket, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1965 Media: birch bark

Philomene Nelson barrel basket, Indian Island, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: Old Town; Tobique Media: Ash, cord, dyes

Margaret and Pauline Shay, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Old Town; Portland Media: Glass plate

Pauline Shay weaving a basket, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Old Town; Portland Media: Glass plate

"wapi-kuhkukhahs” or Snowy Owl basket, Orono, 2022

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2022 Location: Orono Media: Black ash, leather, glass bead, metal
This record contains 9 images.

Pauline Shay with picnic basket, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Old Town; Portland Media: Glass Negative

Pauline Shay holding picnic basket, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Old Town; Portland Media: Glass plate

Indian Island, Old Town, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Old Town Media: Linen texture postcard

Lucille Shay and Teddy Solomon, Indian Island, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Indian Island Media: Postcard

Pauline Shay holding an unfinished basket, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland; Old Town Media: Glass plate

"Rottweiler," by Jeremy Frey, Old Town, 2007

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2007 Location: Old Town Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dye
This record contains 7 images.

Gabriel Frey pack basket purse, Orono, 2019

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2019 Location: Pleasant Point; Orono Media: Ash, leather, dyes

Margaret Shay, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland; Old Town Media: Glass plate

Thimble basket by Theresa Lyon Sockalexis, Indian Island, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1934 Location: Indian Island Media: Ash splints

Wabanaki Sewing Flat, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Media: Black ash, sweetgrass