Penobscot button basket, ca. 1934
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
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Penobscot Indian Theresa Camilla Lyon Sockalexis made this button basket, part of a set of sewing baskets that includes a needle case, thimble holder, pin cushion and scissors case in addition to this basket.
She was well known for her fine basketwork.
Other Information
- Title: Penobscot button basket, ca. 1934
- Creator: Sockalexis, Theresa Lyon
- Creation Date: 1934
- Subject Date: 1934
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Ash splints
- Local Code: HN3039
- 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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Indian art--North America
Indian baskets
Sewing--Equipment and supplies
Basketwork
Buttons
Basket making
Indians of North America--Maine
Penobscot Indians
Penobscot baskets
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