Penobscot rootclub, 1996
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
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Stanley Neptune, who made this rootclub, learned to carve from Senabeh (Roland Francis).
This club reflects design motifs that were common to the work of his teacher, including the floral chip carving on the club's stock.
Neptune signs his work with an eel, his family's clan symbol.
Other Information
- Title: Penobscot rootclub, 1996
- Creator: Neptune, Stanley
- Creation Date: 1996
- Subject Date: 1996
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM6515
- 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
Wood carving
Symbols
Indians of North America--Maine--Antiquities
Weapons
Ceremonial objects
Indian art--North America
Penobscot art
Penobscot Indians
People
Neptune, Stanley
Francis, Roland
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