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Sweat House Seat
Object Number 06-5-10/66942
Display Title Sweat House Seat
Descriptions
Object Description Sweat house seat or sweat lodge seat
Inventory Description Stool, wood, concave pedestal base, rounded, conical seat, abraded
Classification
  • Hat
  • Stool
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hupa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Wood, Redwood
Dimensions Overall: 14.6 x 30.8 cm (5 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66942
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1905-1906 - 1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905-1906 - 1906)

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