Penobscot Native Art Signed By SSipsis for Sale

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Penobscot Native Art Signed By SSipsis:
$200.00

Vintage SSipsis Art. This measures 10 3/4 X 8 3/4. Etched on white birch bark of the American Eagle, framed with sweet grass. Very beautiful piece.
:ssipsis\' mother, Dorothy Phillips, wasMohawkand her father, William Thomas, wasPenobscot.[1]Her traditional name is Penobscot for \"little bird\".[2]She was raised by Eugenia Mary Thomas onIndian Islandwhere she spent most of her life.[1]ssipsis earned a sociology degree atColby Collegewhere she met her husband Kenneth C. Thompson. ssipsis and Kenneth had four children together.

ssipsis, a member of the Penobscot Nation, always fought for the rights of her people; most notably, she led a protest in 1970 in Old Town, Maine regarding a Penobscot treaty agreement.[3]ssipsis is also known for her birch-bark etchings[4]and for her work on the preservation of Penobscot art and culture.[5]Her art often reflected her dedication to tribal rights, including hemmed pieces to make political statements.[6]ssipsis was also the editor of theMaine Indian Newsletter, an independent publication that ran through the 1960s and 1970s and served the native peoples of Maine, along with other subscribed readers outside the local community. She typed each twenty page newsletter herself on a typewriter, often recirculating pertinent articles from local, state, and national newspapers, including many other American Indian periodicals.

ssipsis(birth nameEugenia T. Thompson) (June 10, 1941 – October 27, 2015) was aPenobscotpoet, social worker, visual artist, writer, editor and storyteller. Much of her work was focused on and inspired by the advancement ofIndigenous people.