Most people know of the Iroquois, the “People of the Longhouse.” Lesser known is what lined the inside of the longhouses; namely, two rows of beds, one atop the other. Invented on Turtle Island, now on-sale at Ikea.
Most people know of the Iroquois, the “People of the Longhouse.” Lesser known is what lined the inside of the longhouses; namely, two rows of beds, one atop the other. Invented on Turtle Island, now on-sale at Ikea.
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