Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Wabanaki people rolled and tied birch bark pieces, creating a cone. When blown through, the call imitates the sound of a moose, a useful tool for hunting. Wabanakis continue to hunt this way.
About This Item
- Title: Wabanaki moose call, Greenville, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Greenville, Piscataquis County, ME
- Media: Birchbark
- Dimensions: 12.598 cm x 3.150 cm
- Local Code: 2003.262.025
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Artists
- Fishing & hunting gear
- Hunting
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Native Americans
- Wabanaki Indians
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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