Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

9/1/2004 - 3/30/2010

Funding Totals

$323,333.00 (approved)
$323,333.00 (awarded)


Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume

FAIN: GM-50281-04

Maine State Museum (Augusta, ME 04333-0001)
Bruce J. Bourque (Project Director: February 2004 to October 2010)
Laureen A. LaBar (Co Project Director: February 2004 to October 2010)

Implementation of a traveling exhibition on the history of textiles and clothing of the Wabanaki in the northeastern U.S., examining the ways clothing reflects cultural values and adaptation.