Katahdin Basket

Fred Tomah, Maliseet / American, 1951 - 2018
Maliseet (Malecite)
Wabanaki
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands

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2007

Brown ash

Overall: 10 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (27.3 × 24.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Alvin and Mary Bert Gutman '40 Acquisition Fund

2007.92

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

21st century

Object Name

Basket

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Woodlands

Not on view

Inscriptions

Signed, bottom left side, in blue ink: Fred TOMAH; dated, bottom front side, in blue ink: 07

Course History

NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020

NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021

NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021

NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2021

Published References

Reviewed by Jennifer Neptune, The Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance, May 19, 2008, new catalogue description.

Provenance

The artist, Houlton, Maine [through Molly Neptune Parker]; sold to present collection, 2007.

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