Twisted Path:
Contemporary Native American Artists Walking in Two Worlds
December 4, 2008 - January 5, 2010
Above:Sky Turtle - Cheryl Savageau, 2008. Acrylic, tissue paper, mat board.
On loan from the artist.
“I am interested in the joyful, the adaptive, the healing that ensures our survival as a people.” - Cheryl Savageau
COMMUNITY GALLERY
36 Works of Art on Exhibit from Students Representing Maine's Native American Communities.
April 23rd to September 30th, 2009
IN APPRECIATION
We are proud to have wonderful volunteers and supporters like
Lee Estey. Thank You!
CURATOR'S FEATURES
This delicate, intricately carved doll belonged to Andrew Dana, a Penobscot born in Februrary 1898.
Learn more about this doll and other unique items in our
collection.
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This 8 inch "Urchin" basket is painstakingly woven from brown ash and trimmed with sweet grass from the coastal marshes of Maine. Penobscot artist Sarah Sockbeson is one of the new, up and coming basket weavers. Her innovative designs are catching the eye of serious basket collectors.
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Asticou’s Island Domain: Wabanaki Peoples at Mount Desert Island 1500-2000 by Dr. Harald Prins and Bunny McBride. Commissioned by the National Park Service in cooperation with Acadia National Park, the Abbe Museum and the Wabanaki Indian nations.
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The Mission of the Abbe Museum is to promote the understanding and appreciation of Maine's Native American culture, history, and archaeology. The Museum's collections, exhibitions, and programs focus on Native American traditions in Maine and explore the broader Native American experience, past and present.