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