Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 7531
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This engraving appears in the book Algonquin Legends of New England or Myths and Folklore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Tribes by Charles Leland (1884).
Glooskap (Gluskap, Gluskabe) was a mythological being in many stories of the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Indians.
Other Information
- Title: Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale
- Creation Date: 1884
- Subject Date: 1884
- State: ME, NH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 9 x 8
- Local Code: QJ 398.2 L538
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Indians of North America--New England--Legends
Indians of North America--Folklore
Whales
Wabanaki Indians
Glooskap (Legendary figure)
Indians of North America--Maine--Legends
Keanke (Legendary figure)
Penobscot Indians
Passamaquoddy Indians
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