Keywords: Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Item 108747
Paula Thorne acorn basket, Indian Island, ca. 1999
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: Old Town Media: ash, sweetgrass
Item 108746
Paula Thorne corn basket, Indian Island, ca.1999
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1999 Location: Old Town Media: ash, sweetgrass
Exhibit
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Story
Why environmental advocacy is critical for making baskets
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune
My advocacy work for the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance
Story
Masters and apprentices
by Theresa Secord
Wabanaki basket makers learn to weave by apprenticing with master artists.