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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.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-34-10/2424.40.3 | Chipped stone projectile point, Brewerton type |
Stemmed Projectile Point
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Concord
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| 69-34-10/2424.39.6 | Chipped stone projectile point, Neville type, rhyolite |
Stemmed Projectile Point
|
Concord
| |
| 69-34-10/2424.39.3 | Chipped stone projectile point, Neville type, rhyolite |
Stemmed Projectile Point
|
Concord
| |
| 45-11-10/27651 | Pair of snowshoes |
Snowshoe
|
Maine
| |
| 29-22-10/98370 | Moose calling horn |
Unclassified
|
Old Town
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| 2004.24.913 | Louis Pielsok and two boys sitting with birchbark canoe (PM# 96-22-10/50820); logs floating in the Penobscot River |
Old Town
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for Pieces of Kineo felsite
| 99-35-10/89826 | Pieces of Kineo felsite |
Stone
|
Piscataquis County
| |
| 97-3-10/48231 | War club (model) |
Club
|
Old Town
| |
| 987-27-10/71211 | Log Carrier |
Container
|
Maine
| |
| 41-72-10/24403 | Model birchbark canoe with porcupine quill decoration |
Model
|
North America
| |
| 11-56-10/83790 | Bone needle for netting snow shoes |
Needle
|
Old Town
| |
| 27-14-10/98236 | Model of malecite spruce canoe |
Carving
|
New Brunswick
| |
| 36-55-10/6131 | Wooden paddle |
Paddle
|
Lincoln County
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| 36-55-10/6133 | Wooden paddle |
Paddle
|
Lincoln County
| |
| 36-55-10/6132 | Wooden paddle |
Paddle
|
Lincoln County
| |
| 99-12-10/52976 | Model of birch canoe |
Model
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/52978 | Model of birch canoe |
Carving
|
North America
| |
| 99-12-10/53127 | Model of Huron type of birch canoe |
Canoe
|
Quebec
| |
| 98-17-10/51941 | Cradle |
Baby Carrier
|
Old Town
| |
| 00-5-10/55170 | Model of an elm bark canoe and paddle |
Model
|
New York
| |
| 99-7-10/55942 | Pipe bowl, stone |
Pipe
|
Old Town
| |
| 29-33-10/98432 | Birch bark canoe |
Canoe
|
Old Town
| |
| 99-12-10/52975 | Model of birch canoe |
Model
|
North America
| |
| 07-16-10/72007 | Drinking cup, double curve design on bottom. |
Cup
|
Maine
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