MISCELLANEOUS WOOD CRAFTS:

06-107    SNOWSNAKE: Most popular winter game on many Iroquois Reserves. Polished lead-weight wood javelins....thrown with deadly force along a snow trough. Greatest distance wins...ideally, over 1 mile! Also played as a Longhouse curative rite. Either of these types of wood are used; juneberry, cherry, ironwood. TOO LONG FOR CANADA POST-Canpar or UPS only. (Seneca)     $150.00e

06-108    MUDCAT: Approx. 3"; played the same as the long snakes. (Seneca)     $62.50e

LACROSSE STICKS: Teams from many Iroquois reserves still participate in outdoor and indoor (box-lacrosse) in all-Iroquois leagues, as well as in non-Indian lacrosse leagues. This ancient Indian game now spread world wide is played with Iroquois style sticks (not your modern plastic netted 'Tupperware' sticks) the majority of which are Iroquois (Mohawk) made...although much harder to obtain as time passes both for loss of good hickory stands and fewer crafts persons. Lacrosse is also a curing rite (book #24-11010). We offer the contemporary BOX lacrosse sticks (approx. 46"), leather and rawhide netting. Some time around 1925 this began replacing the Field lacrosse which themselves replaced the ancient style sticks. Also read book #24-32913 for much on Lacrosse. These sticks are too long for international postal mail (UPS okay).

06-116 'MOHAWK' box lacrosse sticks. Approx 47''     $125.00

06-117 'MOHAWK' goalie lacrosse sticks. 29'' wall, Nylon/Leather weave. 73'' total     $250.00

06-120 CONDOLENCE CANE: Aprox 36''. Carvings to aid Speaker's memory during the long Iroquois Chief's Condolence and Raising Ceremony. Front carvings and pegs represent the seating positions of the CHiefs and Nations; back carvings briefly outline segments of the Condolence. (Description and outline of ceremony in Dr. W N Fenton's "ROLL CALL OF THE IROQUOIS CHIEFS'', IROQRAFTS publication code 24-00106)     $189.95e

06-121    FAMILY CONDOLENCE STICK: Approx. 36"; carvings represent 18 points in the Condolence Recitation for members of a Chiefly lineage. Significance of the pictographs and attendant speech is given in Parker CONSTITUTION (see our reprint list #24-00102).     $59.95e

06-122    HANDSOME LAKE REVELATION STICK: Front and back bear pictographs of the 1799 vision of the Seneca Prophet which initiated teh revised Longhouse Religion. Pictographs would be better understood by referring to THE CODE OF HANDSOME LAKE, Reprint list #24-00101. Original in the Milwaukee Public Museum was loaned to us to make this accurate reproduction.     $79.95e

HURON SNOWSHOES: all are varnished to discourage web-sag when wet. Styles common to Iroquois, Cree, Ojibwa.      

06-250    Approx. 11x36" (28x90cm): Will support up to 110 pounds (50k) (children, small women). Makes a good low-cost wall decoration as well.     $89.95pr

06-251    Approx. 14x42" (36x106cm):Will support up to 180 pounds (82k).     $105.95pr

06-252    Approx 12x60" (30x153cm): Will support up to 220 pounds (100k). Open-country style. too long to send by mail out of Canada. (UPS okay).     $152.95pr

06-254    Approx. 14x48" (41x106cm): Will support up to 220 pounds (100k). Also too long to mail out of Canada.     $110.95

06-259    MINIATURE: Approx. 16" (40cm) rawhide webbed.      $34.95pr

06-262    SNOWSHOE HARNESS: HURON; leather with buckles. (When we were younger lamp-wick was a low cost substitute harness).     $21.95pr

06-30004 SUMAC OWLS: Carved wooden owls approx 6-7 1/2''. OJIBWA     $11.95e