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Abenaki basket-making in Odanak and Wôlinak

Abenaki basket makers of Odanak, around 1920 (Musée des Abénakis).
Abenaki basket makers of Odanak, around 1920 (Musée des Abénakis). Des vannieres d Odanak vers 1920 · Société historique d'Odanak, Musée des Abénakis, Odanak, Québec, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Abenaki weavers in Odanak and Wôlinak, Quebec, use black ash splints and sweetgrass to make baskets using skills passed between generations. Basket-making was Odanak’s main source of income from 1870 to 1920 and remains a symbol of Abenaki identity.

Scope & context

The basket-making tradition and industry, not the full history of the Abenaki Nation.

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