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==Visual art== [[File:Penobscot moccasins ANMH.jpg|thumb|Penobscot beaded [[moccasin]]s, [[American Museum of Natural History]]]] [[File:Wabanaki Wampum Belts.png|thumb|Wabanaki wampum belts (1915)]] ===Baskets=== The Penobscot traditionally [[Basket weaving|made baskets]] out of [[Hierochloe odorata|sweet grass]], [[Fraxinus nigra|brown ash]], and [[birch bark]]. These materials grow in wetlands throughout Maine. However, the species are threatened due to [[habitat destruction]] and the [[emerald ash borer]]. This insect threatens to destroy all ash trees in Maine, much as it already has devastated ash forests in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]. The baskets were traditionally made for practical use, but after European contact, the Penobscot began making "fancy baskets" for trade with the Europeans. Basket-making is traditionally a woman's skill passed down in families. Many members of the tribe have been learning traditional forms and creating new variations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penobscotnation.org/culture/Index.htm|title=Penobscot Nation|website=www.penobscotnation.org|access-date=5 July 2017}}</ref> ===Birchbark canoes=== The [[birch bark]] canoe was at one time an important mode of transportation for all nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. Each nation makes a characteristic shape of canoe. The vessels are each made from one piece of bark from a [[Betula papyrifera|white birch]] tree. If done correctly, the large piece of bark can be removed without killing the tree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penobscotriver.org/content/4060/Birch_Bark_Canoe/|title=Penobscot River Restoration Project - Birch Bark Canoe|website=www.penobscotriver.org|date=25 September 2013|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308112505/http://www.penobscotriver.org/content/4060/Birch_Bark_Canoe/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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