Old Man House
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Old Man House is a historic Suquamish village site on Washington’s Kitsap Peninsula that served as a central winter longhouse and cultural hub for the tribe, closely associated with Chief Seattle and traditional Coast Salish life.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Suquamish village site
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archaeological site ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architectureType | Coast Salish longhouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chief Seattle
NERFINISHED
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Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Suquamish Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coast Salish history
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Native American historic site in Washington ⓘ Suquamish history ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Coast Salish territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
gathering place
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place for community decision-making ⓘ place for potlatches ⓘ place for storytelling and oral tradition ⓘ place for winter ceremonies ⓘ |
| heritage |
Coast Salish cultural heritage site
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Suquamish cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized historic Suquamish village site ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
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pre-contact period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kitsap Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedOn | Puget Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | cedar wood ⓘ |
| near | present-day Suquamish, Washington ⓘ |
| notableResident | Chief Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onTraditionalLandsOf | Suquamish Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
central to traditional Suquamish social life
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important in Coast Salish longhouse culture ⓘ important in Suquamish spiritual practices ⓘ |
| traditionalNameLanguage | Suquamish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
central winter longhouse
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ceremonial center ⓘ cultural hub ⓘ residential longhouse ⓘ winter village ⓘ |
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