Keywords: Wood Carving
Item 21232
Handmade wood shovel, New Sweden, ca. 1875
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood
Item 33900
Wood chest of drawers, Blue Hill, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: circa 1800 Location: Blue Hill Media: Wood
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
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
"Savage in 1959. The hand carving of the lettering panels was crafted by Savage and the carving of each pictorial panel was executed by Savage's…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment
"… orders for items such as personalized hand-carved paddles, and occasionally, to have their fortunes told."
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
