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Sweat House Door or Cover
Sweat House Door or Cover
Object Number 06-5-10/66943
Display Title Sweat House Door or Cover
Descriptions
Object Description Sweat lodge door or sweat house door or cover.
Inventory Description Sweat lodge door, carved wood, oval, 1 side flat, cutout handle, black paint
Classification
  • Hat
  • Door
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hupa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Materials Wood, Paint, Redwood
Dimensions Overall: 34.2 x 26.5 x 4.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66943
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (1905-1906 - 1906)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905-1906 - 1906)

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