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Delaware Indian people gathered outside their entrance of a large ceremonial log structure, circa 1920.

Delaware Indian people gathered outside their entrance of a large ceremonial log structure, circa 1920.

Period photograph of the Lenape 'Big House' (Xingwikaon) taken around 1920. The log structure, located in Washington County, Oklahoma, collapsed and decomposed by the late-20th century. #antiquities #ceremonialstructures #LenapeIndians #logstructures #Oklahomahistory

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Large log structure with two smoke holes formerly used by the Lenape (Delaware) people in Washington County, Oklahoma.

Large log structure with two smoke holes formerly used by the Lenape (Delaware) people in Washington County, Oklahoma.

The Lenape 'Big House' (Xingwikaon) in Washington County, Oklahoma, used to celebrate the year-end in Oklahoma from the late 19th century until 1924. #antiquities #ceremonialstructures #LenapeIndians

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