Name/Title
Magwintegwak : a legacy of Penobscot basketryEntry/Object ID
E99.P5.M3 2024Description
Magwintegwak highlights the impact of Penobscot basketmaker and tribal advocate Robert S. Anderson (1929-2020) and his lasting archival efforts to preserve Penobscot basketry. Referred to as mag-win'-teg-wak, or "choppy seas" in the Penobscot language, the Shay and Anderson families operated a business on Lincolnville Beach in Maine for almost seventy years and created a marketplace and thriving community for Wabanaki basketmakers. This exhibition traces the rise of the family business, as well as their own basket making practices, and showcases extraordinary examples of styles and traditions of Penobscot basketry from the 1930s to today.Context
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME from May 25, 2024-January 5, 2025.Lexicon
Search Terms
basket making, indigenous peoples of north america--penobscot, penobscot basketsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Publisher
Farnsworth Art MuseumDate Published
2024ISBN
9780692510124Notes
Length: 103General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Foreword -- Introduction -- The Indian camp basket tent -- Interview with Robert Anderson -- Memories of ash: Charles Shay's camping days at Lincolnville Beach -- Lincolnville Historical Society -- The entrepreneurial spirit of Penobscot basketmakers -- A tradition to innovate: The evolution and legacy of Penobscot basketry -- Plates -- Exhibition checklist.