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Council House Model

Maker Chief Luther W. Jack (Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora Wolf Clan)

Maker John W. Sanborn (American, 1848 - 1922)

MediumWood, Elm bark

Dimensions9” H x 25” L x 8 1/4” W on board of 28” x 12 1/4”

Credit LineGift of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University

Object numberNA1971.001.PEA

DescriptionBark longhouse (council house) model built by Seneca Chief Luther Jack with John W. Sanborn to 1/2” = 1 foot scale. House is mounted on a wooden board. Interior divisions demarcated with tanned leather flaps. Removable roof.

ClassificationsArchitecture

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