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Ho-Chunk Medicine Lodge
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Unidentified Ho-Chunk women sitting outside of a Medicine Lodge, whose sides are rolled up to allow airflow. Only members of the Medicine Lodge were allowed to enter the lodge and participate in the ceremonies.
Van Schaick, Charles
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WHi 63762
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Ho-Chunk Woman in Summer Lodge
A Ho-Chunk summer lodge with the sides raised. A Ho-Chunk woman is sitting inside. Another lodge and trees are in the background.
Ho-Chunk Lodges
Ho-Chunk lodges among trees. Probably a Ho-Chunk encampment at the cranberry marsh.
Ho-Chunk Women in Buffalo Dance Lodge
A group of Ho-Chunk people standing in the rear of a Buffalo Dance Lodge. The Buffalo Dance would take place in the spring, when the grass was long enough to tie in a knot.
Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Women and Children
Image from copy negative of Image ID: 62831. See Image ID: 62831 for better quality image.
