Wabanaki trade brooch, ca. 1780
Item 6657 info
Maine Historical Society
Silver trade brooches, also called “gorgets,” are objects of status and power for Wabanaki people, and are worn by both men and women.
This piece came from the family of James A. Purinton, a white Indian Agent who served at Old Town between 1860 and 1864.
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