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The Legacy of Penobscot Canoes
Explore the enduring importance of rivers and canoes in Penobscot tribal life and on relationships between the tribe and non-Indians. This new installation features a rarely seen full-size bark canoe purchased from Penobscot Indian Francis Sebattis in 1912, as well as stone tools collected by Henry David Thoreau, who described the Penobscot and their canoes in The Maine Woods.
Collection Highlights
Object Number:
00-5-10/55170
Object Number:
04-26-10/63478
Object Number:
07-16-10/72007
Object Number:
11-56-10/83790