sweathouse
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A smudge is made with sweetgrass, and a crescent-shaped place marked out between the square hole and the rear of the sweathouse and live coals are placed on the dot in front of the crescent.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
In the afternoon, the fourth and last hundred-willow sweathouse is built and used.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
Also, where formerly they used the ordinary type of sweathouse, at the close of the fourth day, the men now return to the hundred-willow sweathouse.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
The cover is removed from the sweathouse and the buffalo skull placed on top where it remains.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
They are sung by the men as they ride into camp with the willows for the hundred-willow sweathouse.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
Three more moves of the entire camp and three more sweathouses must be made.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
Netstul, a "large town" with 40 houses and 1 sweathouse, may be given 30 houses, and Koticomota, a "large town" with 2 sweathouses, may be given 35 houses.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
Some informants said turip itself had 8 houses and 3 sweathouses.
From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
He directed Morningstar and Scar Face to build four sweathouses, standing side by side, with their entrances facing east.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
But one of the hundred-willow sweathouses is now made—the one on the third day.
From The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler, Clark
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