Abenaki fan, ca. 1900
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
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An Abenaki Indian from Odanak in Quebec probably wove this fan.
Maine Indian families produced similar fans, selling them along with other novelty goods at coastal and lakeside resorts as well as at department stores.
Other Information
- Title: Abenaki fan, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Town: Odanak
- State: PQ
- Media: Plant material
- Local Code: HM 7355
- 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
Indians of North America--Canada--Quebec--Antiquities
Indian baskets
Basketwork
Fans
Basket making
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