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Category: Videos
Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries
The exhibition Maine + Jewish: Two Centuries opened at the Maine State Museum in September 2018 and closed in late October 2019. The presentation included approximately 200 objects and an equal number of images, plus video and audio elements, and two interactive displays. Various exhibit areas focused on geography, summer, holidays, life cycle events, language, […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Artisans Re-Create an Outfit from the 1700’s that was Worn by a Maliseet Chief
In 2009 Wabanaki artisans Frances Frey, Jennifer Neptune, and Rose Tomah teamed together with the museum’s curator Laurie LaBar and textile specialist Marion Scharoun to re-create an outfit from the 1700’s that was worn by a Maliseet Chief. This group of talented women used historical techniques of beadwork, appliqué, and hand stitching to meticulously create […]
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