Penobscot rootclub, ca. 1930
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23481
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This club is attributed to Penobscot carver Russell Joe (Granton Russell Joseph), who lived from the early 1900s to the mid 1960s on Indian Island.
Russell Joe carved rootclubs, walking sticks and tomahawks and sold them to visitors.
Other Information
- Title: Penobscot rootclub, ca. 1930
- Creator: Joseph, Granton Russell
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1930
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM 164
- 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
Tourism--Maine
Ceremonial objects
Weapons
Indians of North America--Maine--Antiquities
Symbols
Souvenirs--Maine
Wood carving
Indian art--North America
Penobscot art
Penobscot Indians
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