Acorn Basket

Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy / American, 1939 - 2020
Passamaquoddy
Wabanaki
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands

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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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