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Abbe Museum Mukurtu (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: Abbe Museum Mukurtu
Author: Abbe Museum
Abstract: For this project the Abbe Museum is using Mukurtu as an online content management database. The site is used to share current collection information and record metadata with the Wabanaki communities and collection community and traditional knowledge associated to and with the Abbe's collections.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://abbemukurtu.org/
Access Model: Currently access is by log-in only and is limited to project participants
Abbe Museum Mukurtu (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: Abbe Museum Mukurtu
Author: Abbe Museum
Abstract: For the Abbe Museum’s Decolonizing Collections Management and Access project, the Abbe Museum established a Mukurtu site for online content management. This website is used to share current collection information and record metadata with the Wabanaki Nations. It will also be used to capture information and Traditional Knowledge (TK) Labels shared back from the Wabanaki Nations.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: http://abbemukurtu.org/
Access Model: Access is currently limited to project participants
Stitching Ourselves Together (Exhibition)
Title: Stitching Ourselves Together
Curator: Jennifer Pictou
Curator: Tara Fracis
Abstract: This exhibit is the latest collaboration between Wabanaki community members and the Abbe Museum. It is presented from a first-person perspective, with Mi’kmaq artisans and culture keepers sharing their experiences working with quills. Community curator Jennifer Pictou (Mi’kmaq) explains, “When we, as Mi’kmaq people, are involved in the curation and narration of our own history we are able to correct the incomplete and often erroneous narratives assigned to our existence. Academics have often misidentified the motifs represented in our quill art or applied their own experiences and beliefs to our imagery. This Euro-centric interpretation negates our Indigenous use of symbols, styles, and patterns.”
Stitching Ourselves Together challenges common misconceptions around this traditional art form. The displays include historical and contemporary pieces from skilled Mi’kmaq quillworkers and artist profiles from the “Quillers of the Dawn” group working to revive the art form.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: http://https://www.abbemuseum.org/currentexhibits
Primary URL Description: This is a listing of current exhibits on display at the Abbe Museum
Secondary URL: http://https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mdBseP3cXg8f4yk1bEe_Q
Secondary URL Description: Abbe Museum YouTube channel where you can watch videos produced for the Stitching Ourselves Together exhibit
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