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Object Number
2004.1.346.1.3
Display Title
Sweat house framework
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on label: "Frame of a Sweat House. This is covered with brush Stones are heated, placed in the center and water poured on the stones. In this way the Wintu Indians have their steam baths"
Department
Photographic
Date
1935
Artist
Dr. Cora DuBois
Culture
- Wintu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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California
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 13.97 × 8.89 cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
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