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Bent-bough frame of sweat lodge in woods. Note: Large stones within frame.
Bent-bough frame of sweat lodge in woods. Note: Large stones within frame.
Object Number 2004.29.3246
Display Title Bent-bough frame of sweat lodge in woods. Note: Large stones within frame.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Montagnais Indians, Algonquian / Sweat lodge. Montagnais Inds. / Gift of W. B. Cabot, Marlboro St. Boston. 1919."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Public Structure
Subject
  • Sweat house
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1919
Artist William Brooks Cabot
Culture
  • Montagnais
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Subarctic shield and Mackenzie Borderlands; Upper Eskimo River; Labrador
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 10.16 cm (3 x 4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by William Brooks Cabot

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