File:Wabanaki Union Symbol.png

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English: The symbol from a traditional collar cape is from the 1927 book by Frank Speck "Symbols In Penobscot art." It was a symbol worn by leading Chiefs when the tribes of the Wabanaki came and assembled together for a ceremony. This would also be accompanied by talks of political, economic, and social matters. The double loop is still used to this day in the Wabanaki community.
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Source SYMBOLISM IN PENOESCOTART 1927
Author Frank Speck (1881-1950)

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This symbol is denoting the union of tribes assembled for a ceremony.

1 January 1927Gregorian

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