Acorn Basket
Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy / American, 1939 - 2020
Passamaquoddy
Wabanaki
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
2008
Brown ash and sweetgrass; Brown dye
Overall: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Alvin and Mary Bert Gutman '40 Acquisition Fund
2008.50.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
On view
Inscriptions
Signed, on bottom center, in black ink: MOLLY PARKER; dated, on bottom; lower center and perpendicular to above, in black ink: 2008
Label
Baskets in the shape of foods such as corn, blueberries, and acorns are a hallmark of Wabanaki decorative basketry. The techniques and specific patterns used for making these baskets are passed down from generation to generation. Made from brown ash and sweetgrass, these baskets celebrate natural materials and foods native to the Americas.
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
Anthropology 3.01, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Charis Boke, Summer 2024
First Year Student Enrichment Program, Rachel Obbard, Summer 2024
Exhibition History
From the Field: Tracing Foodways Through Art, Owen Robertson Cheatham Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 8-November 3, 2024.
Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.
Spirit of the Basket Tree, Wabanaki Ash Splint Baskets from Maine, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 20, 2008-June 28, 2009.
Publication History
Jennifer Sapiel Neptune, Spirit of the Basket Tree, Wabanaki Ash Splint Baskets from Maine, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2008, ill. p. 17.
Provenance
The artist, Princeton, Maine; sold to present collection, 2008.
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