Sweat stick

Culture/People
Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Previous owner
Chief Little Valley, Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961
Seller
Philip Henry Godsell (Philip H. Godsell), Non-Indian, 1889-1961
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by Chief Little Valley (Six Nations Cayuga); formerly in the collection of Philip H. Godsell (1889-1961, a fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company, Arctic traveler, writer and journalist); purchased by MAI from Philip Godsell in 1951.
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Place
Six Nations Grand River Reserve; Brant County, Haldimand County; Ontario; Canada
See related items
Cayuga [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario]
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/8247
Barcode
218247.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Object Name
Sweat stick
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64b13ad6f-1fa6-4a46-a31b-5343fa421da7
Record ID
NMAI_232561