Showing posts with label Penobscot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Penobscot. Show all posts
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
c 1900 Penobscot Carved Wood Paddle
Here's another antique paddle from the archives on LiveAuctioneers.com. It is described as a Penobscot Paddle, circa 1900 with a red-brown pigment on the blade. The delicately shaped handle has wonderful curved features with incised floral and C-scroll designs. It's a long one at 77 inches!
Penobscot Carved Wood Paddle
circa 1900length: 77 inches
The same paddle posted on Skinner Auctions revealed an estimated price of $400-$600 with the final hammer price of $2,370.
Feb 23, 2016 UPDATE: This paddle is now in the collection of the Hudson Museum, University of Maine. For more images and other details see post here.
Feb 23, 2016 UPDATE: This paddle is now in the collection of the Hudson Museum, University of Maine. For more images and other details see post here.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Circa 1890 Penobscot Paddle
The August 2016 current selections page of the CherryGallery.com features a wonderfully preserved birch paddle in a traditional Penobscot form...
Stepped-Handle Canoe Paddle
This birch paddle with a beaver tail blade and a long, multi-step handle is a traditional form that was made by Penobscot Indians. There is a slight twist in the shaft and a nick in the blade, but is in good condition for wall display.
Circa 1890
6.5" w, 64.25" h
This birch paddle with a beaver tail blade and a long, multi-step handle is a traditional form that was made by Penobscot Indians. There is a slight twist in the shaft and a nick in the blade, but is in good condition for wall display.
Circa 1890
6.5" w, 64.25" h
For comparison purposes, check out this similar circa 1900 Penobscot paddle made from maple as well as all the other previous posts on the blog labelled "Penobscot".
Monday, 28 February 2011
Penobscot Bark Canoe Complete
A birch bark canoe of Penobscot Indian design has been built by a team led by Steve Cayard on the grounds of the Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME. The project took two weeks and resulted in a very fine craft. See over 100 photos documenting the process here.The canoe will be launched at the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show in Rockland, ME, August 7-9. Exact time and date are to be determined.
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Penobscot Bark Canoe
Several months ago I had the pleasure to paddle a birchbark canoe in Augusta, which I reported here. Aside from the fact that canoe had been built at the Penobscot Marine Museum, I didn't have much detail about it at the time. But now that I work at the museum and have had a chance to rummage around, and can provide a bit more info., plus photos.
The boat, about 18' long, was built in 2006 under the direction of Aaron T. York. According to a press release from the museum, "York is a full time artist in the realm of Wabanaki traditional arts and a member of the Western Abenaki Nation. His primary occupation is the building and research of Wabanaki birch bark canoes and associated items that go with the use and creation of these vessels." He was assisted in the building by other members of the Penobscot Nation of Indian Island (near Bangor, in the Penobscot River).
The canoe was assembled on the grounds of the Penobscot Marine Museum, in Searsport, Maine. It was described as an "exact replica" of a "c.1850 ocean canoe of the Penobscot Wabanaki Nation," designed for use "in the bays and drainage basins of the Penobscot River and other regional waters."
Ain't she a beauty?
Construction photos are by Peter Lindquist. Photos of the finished canoe by Wayne Hamilton. All rights reserved -- not to be reproduced...please.
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