Penobscot glove box, ca. 1890
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23499
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This Penobscot glove box has an unusual decorative curl treatment, apparently used only in the late 1800s.
The basket was made to hold the elbow- or three-quarter-length gloves fashionable at the time.
Other Information
- Title: Penobscot glove box, ca. 1890
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Ash splints
- Local Code: HM 7391
- 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
Indians of North America--Maine
Indian art--North America
Indian baskets
Basketwork
Basket making
Penobscot Indians
Penobscot baskets
Containers
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