{"id":15309,"date":"2020-04-08T09:21:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T13:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=15309"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:37:54","slug":"wabanaki-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/teacher-resources\/wabanaki-study-unit\/wabanaki-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Wabanaki Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-sc15309_562683-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_562683-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_562683-00 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_562683-00 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_562683-00 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_562683-00 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-20414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662.png\" alt=\"Image of intricate basket with cover.\" width=\"614\" height=\"701\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-20414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662.png 614w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662-105x120.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662-317x362.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2023\/10\/Peter-Neptune-HM7584-e1747406247662-423x483.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,614px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"HM7584 catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_5b2b8b-16\"><strong><strong><strong>Brown Ash <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The brown ash tree is central to Wabanaki culture and to the art of making baskets. \u00a0In Wabanaki creation myths, Gluskabe fired an arrow into a brown ash tree, and out of the tree came the people.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/3291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Image of brown ash stick in different stages of the splitting process.\" class=\"wp-image-22425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3392-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The tree, &nbsp;when &#8220;pounded&#8221; with the back an ax, splits apart between each growth rings producing splints to make baskets. &nbsp;These splints can be scraped and thinned with a knife, split in half, gauged into various size widths, and dyed with either natural or commercial dyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Today, the brown ash tree threatened by an invasive insect species\u2013Emerald Ash Borer, which has destroying all species of ash trees from the Great Lakes to the Northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">If you would like to learn more, please visit these online exhibits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/exhibits\/online\/tree\/\"><em>Tree and Tradition: Brown Ash and Native American Basketmaking<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/exhibits\/tt\/\"><em>Transcending Traditions<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_e46438-44 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_e46438-44 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-15508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden tool, wider and boxy at the left edge, narrowing to a handle on the right edge. Decorated with carving and incised designs.\" width=\"2240\" height=\"1680\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-15508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540.jpg 2240w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/05\/hm2540-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2240px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Gauge catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_90e8d8-e9\"><strong><strong><strong>Gauges<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Gauges have sharp \u201cteeth\u201d of various widths, which allow a single splint of brown ash to be cut into various uniform widths for basketmaking.\u00a0 Depending on the thickness and pliability of the ash, gauged splints may be used for weavers or standards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_162ffa-bd wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22422\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the top of a basket featuring an image made in metals. A man with a bow on the left, a man coming from a tree center.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1952\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-1536x1171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-2048x1561.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-317x242.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-423x322.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-634x483.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-846x645.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-951x725.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9797-detail_cropped-1268x967.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/11324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"HM9797 catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_40d58d-b8\"><strong><strong>Glooscap<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Glooscap, or Gluskabe, is a Wabanaki culture hero with supernatural powers, who is central to many Wabanaki legends.\u00a0 He brought forth the people from the brown ash tree and when he smashed the frog monster, the Penobscot River was created.\u00a0 He taught the people how to use and respect the natural resources\u2014the plants, trees, and animals and how to make shelter and objects essential to life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_beae22-03 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_beae22-03 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814.jpg\" alt=\"Image of basket with sinuous decoration and twisted fiber elements.\" width=\"583\" height=\"606\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814.jpg 583w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814-105x109.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814-317x330.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814-423x440.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM9640-e1747409227814-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,583px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/10072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Basket catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce1793-12\"><strong><strong>Hong Kong cord<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Hong Kong cord is a manufactured cord imported from Hong Kong and was used as a sturdy substitute for braided sweetgrass from about 1920 until the 1960s when it became difficult to obtain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_051b2a-3b wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564.jpg\" alt=\"Wastebasket made of birchbark with etched designs of double curves and plants.\" width=\"1584\" height=\"1637\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-768x794.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-1486x1536.jpg 1486w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-105x109.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-317x328.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-423x437.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-634x655.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-846x874.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-951x983.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-1268x1310.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6564-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1584px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Birchbark basket catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ab2ae4-f7\"><strong><strong><strong>Paper Birch<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Birchbark was the fabric in the Northeast. \u00a0Bark from the paper birch trees was water-proof, insect-resistant, odorless, and rot resistant.\u00a0 The color of the inner bark depends on when the bark is harvested. \u00a0Winter bark is a dark brown color and can be etched with designs, while summer bark is a much lighter color and can not be etched. \u00a0Birchbark was used for containers, moose calls, and, most importantly, canoes and wigwams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_b8e52a-91\"><strong><strong><strong>Pine Pitch<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pine pitch is made out of pine sap that, when boiled down and mixed with animal fat, can be used to seal seams and cracks, or to repair damage to birchbark objects. \u00a0It is essential in canoe making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a birchbark canoe in a museum case.\" class=\"wp-image-22458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped.jpg 850w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-105x40.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-317x122.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-423x163.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-634x244.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6466_cropped-846x325.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-15309_f73da2-5b .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-15309_f73da2-5b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-15309_f73da2-5b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_34c7f5-3b wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-15374\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A painted portrait of an elder Penobscot woman with a commanding presence. She wears a peaked cap, a red top, and a large trade silver brooch.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-15374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2020\/04\/MollyMolasses-1268x1691.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_82f47a-f9\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Portrait of Molly Molasses<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">By Isabel Graham Eaton<br>American, 1845-1920<br><em>Mary Pelagie, or Molly Molasses, a Penobscot Elder, 1894<\/em><br>Oil on canvas<br>On loan from the collection of the Tarratine Club, Bangor, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Molly Pelagie was a Penobscot woman who earned a reputation as a healer and a medicine woman. &nbsp;Born in 1775, during a period when Penobscot lands in eastern Maine were increasingly being occupied by English and later American settlers, she became known in the non-Native community as Molly Molasses. &nbsp;In this posthumous portrait by Isabel Graham Eaton\u2014most likely created from a photograph\u2014she wears a peaked cap and a large silver brooch. Eaton was a native of Bangor and a student of Maine artist Jeremiah Pearson Hardy. &nbsp;She became a well-regarded portraitist in Bangor at the end of the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_c77845-b3 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-13243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah.png\" alt=\"A painted portrait of a striking young Penobscot woman wearing a tophat with a silver hat band, a shirt decorated with ribbons, and multiple necklaces of wampum and trade silver.\" width=\"619\" height=\"934\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-13243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah.png 619w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah-93x140.png 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah-317x478.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2014\/02\/Sarah-423x638.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,619px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_7746fc-3c\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Portrait of <strong>Sarah <\/strong>Molasses<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">by Jeremiah Pearson Hardy<br>American, 1800-1888<br>c. 1828<br>Oil on canvas<br>On loan from the collection of the Tarratine Club, Bangor, Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Sarah Molasses was the daughter was the daughter of Molly Molasses. This portrait was painted by Bangor painter Jeremiah Pearson Hardy who was related to Manly Hardy and his daughter Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. The Hardy family worked closely with the Penobscot people.f Bangor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_a93827-f4 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410.jpg\" alt=\"Rectangular basket with decorative motifs of braided grass.\" width=\"2005\" height=\"1041\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410.jpg 2005w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-1536x797.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-105x55.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-317x165.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-423x220.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-634x329.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-846x439.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-951x494.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM3728-scaled-e1747407572410-1268x658.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2005px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/9046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Sweetgrass basket catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_21e0ec-5b\"><strong><strong><strong>Sweetgrass<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/5002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Loosely bundled string of braided grass.\" class=\"wp-image-19671\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-2048x1422.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-105x73.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-317x220.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-423x294.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-634x440.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-846x587.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-951x660.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/11\/hm4915-large-e1747407776845-1268x880.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Sweetgrass is a fragrant grass that grows in marshy area and is harvested by the Wabanaki to be woven into baskets.\u00a0 The sweetgrass is often braided prior to weaving, and has a pleasant scent for a very long time. It is commonly used in fancy baskets.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_d98feb-1e wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-18972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022.jpg\" alt=\"A map of Maine showing the locations of the four Federal &amp; State Recognized Tribes of Maine, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi'kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe (which has two locations), and Penobscot Nation.\" width=\"616\" height=\"1024\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-18972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022.jpg 616w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022-84x140.jpg 84w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022-317x527.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022-423x703.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,616px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2022\/03\/Maine_Map2022.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Map - larger image\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_eb4376-7f\"><strong>Wabanaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Wabanaki are the people of the Dawnland. The Wabanaki Gallery at the Hudson Museum features art forms of the Maliseet, Mi&#8217;kmaq, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, and Abenaki.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_53acfb-e7 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"A shallow wooden bowl with five round game pieces and four long wooden pieces.\" width=\"1631\" height=\"1410\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped.jpg 1631w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-1024x885.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-1536x1328.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-105x91.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-317x274.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-423x366.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-634x548.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-846x731.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-951x822.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM6613B_cropped-1268x1096.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1631px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_65e5bb-f5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Waltes Game<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The Waltes game is a traditional Wabanaki dice game played with a hardwood bowl and six disc-shaped dice, with one round and one flat side.&nbsp; 51 plain sticks, three sticks with an arrow tail feather design, and one stick with an arrow point design help score the game.&nbsp; Players take turns throwing the dice and collecting sticks until the sticks are gone and the game ends, with the player with the most sticks winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/waltes-game\/\">Click here for instructions to make and play a simplified version of the game.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_b9353f-ff wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 39%\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-right\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-2112\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199.jpeg\" alt=\"A partially-completed basket with a mold inside.\" width=\"460\" height=\"501\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-2112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199.jpeg 460w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199-275x300.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199-105x114.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199-317x345.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2013\/01\/HM3091-e1747409872199-423x461.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,460px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Basket start catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_e15e0f-80\"><strong><strong>Weavers and Standards<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weavers are the splints that are wrapped or interlaced around fixed standards. In weaving, each row alternates to lock the rows of weavers around the standards.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc15309_805c05-48 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc15309_805c05-48 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-22445\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a woman and child next to a wigwam.\" width=\"968\" height=\"1282\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-22445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped.jpg 968w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-317x420.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-423x560.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-634x840.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-846x1120.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/05\/HM7182.219b_cropped-951x1259.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,968px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/archives\/11013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Image catalog entry\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15309_ce745f-c1\"><strong><strong><strong>Wigwam<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p 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