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Hudson Museum - The University of Maine

Name: Hudson Museum - The University of Maine
Address: 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME, 04469, US
Telephone: +12075811904
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10/11/2026

Artifact of the Week: Penobscot beaded panels (HM8418)

These panels with double curve designs were part of the Stanislaus family's regalia. They likely date to the late-Eighteenth Century. The intricate designs are done entirely in white seed beads on black fabric with yellow and red applique highlights. They are a remarkable survival of early Wabanaki decorative traditions.

You can explore the beautiful heritage of Wabanaki artistry on our online collections page - Click the link to see all Wabanaki objects in the Hudson Museum collections: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/search-terms/20300

These beaded panels are on exhibit! Come see these and other objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

10/04/2026

Artifact of the Week: Guanacaste Ceramic Effigy Vessel. Pataky Polychrome. (HM1030) William P Palmer III Collection

This vessel was excavated in Huaca Zapandi, an important archaeological site along the Tempesque River valley. It was among the collections of Jorge Lines, former Director of the National Museum of Costa Rica. Stendahl Art Galleries acquired the vessel from Lines and it eventually entered the collection of William P Palmer III in June/July 1968.

Please join us at 7pm on November 10th for a lecture titled "The Surprising Story behind the Hudson Museum’s Ancient Pot from Costa Rica" by Peter Dunham, retired Professor of Anthropology at Cleveland State University. You can find more information about this event here: https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/event/lecture-the-surprising-story-behind-the-hudson-museums-ancient-pot-from-costa-rica/

Come see objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

09/27/2026

Artifact of the Week: Penobscot Miniature Pumpkin (HM10044), Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Collection

In honor of the harvest season, this week we are featuring a miniature pumpkin basket by Penobscot weaver Kim Bryant, made in 2003. Kim and her family are known for their fruit-shaped and miniature baskets. Examples among our holdings include baskets in the form of cobs of corn, plums, pineapples and even pine cones - all exquisitely woven with leaves, tendrils and husks.

Come see objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

09/23/2026

Don't forget! Join us tomorrow, September 24th, for an Artist Reception celebrating the opening of “32 Forest” – a new exhibit by Jodi Wyse in the Digital Media Gallery, Collins Center for the Arts. "32 Forest" is a visual history of a community house in Orono.

The reception will take place from 4pm – 5:30pm on the second floor landing of the Collins Center for the Arts with light refreshments served in the Hudson Museum.

09/20/2026

Artifact of the Week: Passamaquoddy Lotus Lily Bowl by Clare Gabriel (HM8215)

Passamaquoddy Basketmaker Clare Gabriel (1930-2026) was the daughter of Mary Mitchell Gabriel, an NEH National Heritage Fellow, who was one of the founding members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. Like her sisters Sylvia Gabriel and Deborah Gabriel Brooks, Clare was renowned for her brown ash and sweetgrass basketry and for innovating new forms, like this Lotus Lily Bowl, which dates to the early 2000s.

The family is featured in these Youtube videos:
Gabriel Sisters: Passamaquoddy basketmakers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A61PxD_h9hU

Maine Indian Baskets by Deborah Gabriel Brooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JDApg7yCDk

Clare's beautiful Lotus Lily bowl is on exhibit! Come see this and many other objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

09/17/2026

Join us Thursday, September 24th for an Artist Reception celebrating the opening of “32 Forest” – a new exhibit by Jodi Wyse in the Digital Media Gallery, Collins Center for the Arts. "32 Forest" is a visual history of a community house in Orono.

The reception will take place from 4pm – 5:30pm on the second floor landing of the Collins Center for the Arts with light refreshments served in the Hudson Museum.

09/13/2026

Artifact of the Week: Acorn Tatting Basket (HM9959) Maine Indian Basketmakers' Alliance Collection

This tatting basket in the shape of an acorn was woven by Mary Mitchell Gabriel, Passamaquoddy (1908-2004). Mary Mitchell Gabriel was a Passamaquoddy tradition-bearer who was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship in 1994. She was one of the founding members of the Maine Indian Basketmakers' Alliance and this basket is from MIBA's collection of historic and contemporary basketry. Mary learned basketmaking traditions from her grandparents and passed her knowledge on to daughters Sylvia Gabriel (1929-2003), Deborah Gabriel Brooks, and Clare Gabriel.

This acorn tatting basket features brown ash weavers and standards and braided sweetgrass. Tatting is a form of lace making, and baskets such as this were made to hang from the arm and hold a ball of thread which would be fed through the a hole in the cover.

Come see objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

09/07/2026

Artifact of the Week: Cochiti Storyteller Figure (HM742) Donated by Ellen Mickiewicz in memory of Ralph and Dorothy Wollheim.

This storyteller figure is the work of Seferina Ortiz (1931-2007) of Cochiti Pueblo (spelling is wrong on database). Seferina was a Tradition Bearer, having learned to make pottery from her mother Laurencita Herrera. Her children include renowned potters Virgil Ortiz, Janice Ortiz, and Lisa Holt. Seferina's work received awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market and she was a key innovator in the creation of figural pottery, especially storytellers in the 1970s.

Come see objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

08/30/2026

Artifact of the Week: Kiribati Shark Tooth Spear (HM6475), Ex. Portland Society of Natural History

This object came to the Hudson Museum from the former Portland Society of Natural History (PSNH). The Society regularly put out calls to Maine "Sea Captains and other Seafaring Men" to add to the collections (see the booklet HM9652).

This piece from Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands), a chain of islands that spans Micronesia and Polynesia, is made from coconut palm wood with teeth from the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). On Kiribati sharks are included in origin legends and play an important role in cult initiation ceremonies. Weapons featuring shark teeth proved to be fearsome weaponry!

Come see objects from around the world at the Hudson Museum in the Collins Center for the Arts on the University of Maine campus Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm.

You can find out more about this and other Hudson Museum artifacts on our collections page here: https://hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com/

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5746 Collins Center For The Arts
Orono, ME
04469

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm

Telephone

+12075811904

Website

http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/

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