Penobscot
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\STYLES AND PERIODS FACET\Styles and Periods\styles and periods by region\The Americas\Native American\Native North American styles\Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles\
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of an interview of a Mataugwesauwack Indian, July 1771
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 172.1]
Identifier: 4026.5927
Description
Folder 1
Dates:
July 1771
Manuscript Collection: Penobscot Questionnaire
Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.170
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Colonel Goldthwait, who is also referred to as "Captain", questions an Indian who says he belongs to the Mataugwesauwack Nation located beyond the "great lake, meaning Lake Superior ... towards the setting of the sun." He describes the country, the crops raised, and the kind of fowl and animals found for food. He also tells of their way of life, marriage customs, and worship- or lack of it- and various other living...
Dates:
1771