Penobscot burl bowl, ca. 1900
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23486
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Maine Indians used birchbark or wooden bowls as tableware or for mixing cornbread. Some of the bowls were 18 inches in diameter or more.
This bowl has Pauline Shay's name written in it.
In 1913, she married Andrew Sockalexis, the marathon runner, and, after his death, operated a basket and novelty shop on Indian Island.
Other Information
- Title: Penobscot burl bowl, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM 2529
- 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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Penobscot Indians--Implements
Native American arts
Indians of North America--Maine
Indian art--North America
Bowls (Tableware)
Implements, utensils, etc.
Penobscot art
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