Iroquois
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
Iroquois
- Details
Refers to the artwork produced by any member of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family, notably the Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora, in addition to the Iroquois proper. The name Iroquois is a French derivation of Irinakhoiw, meaning "rattlesnakes." They call themselves Hodenosaunee, meaning "people of the longhouse." The Iroquoian linguistic groups occupied a continuous territory around Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie, in present-day New York state and Pennsylvania and southern Ontario and Quebec.
- Variations
Iroquois Indians
iroquois
Five Nations
Six Nations
Iroquoian
iroquoise
- Broader Term
Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles
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