Trophy cup, ca. 1930
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23459
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This basket form appears to date to the 1930s and may be based on the trophies that Andrew Sockalexis, a Penobscot, received as a marathon runner.
It utilizes Hong Kong cord, a manufactured paper twine introduced in the 1920s as a substitute for sweet grass braid.
Other Information
- Title: Trophy cup, ca. 1930
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- State: ME
- Media: Ash, paper cord
- Local Code: HM 6310
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
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LC Subject Headings
Indian art--North America
Indian baskets
Basketwork
Basket making
Indians of North America--Maine
Containers
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