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Rectangular House Model
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Rectangular House Model

Maker Chief Luther W. Jack (Haudenosaunee, Tuscarora Wolf Clan)
Maker John W. Sanborn (American, 1848 - 1922)
MediumWood, Elm bark
Dimensions9” H x 12 1/4” L x 11 1/2” W
Credit LineGift of the Peabody Museum, Harvard University
Object numberNA1971.002.PEA
DescriptionBark rectangular 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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