RPPC Handsome Lake Grave Onondaga NY Iroquois Prophet Indian Religion For Sale

Original real photo postcard (RPPC) showing the monument of Handsome Lake (Ganioda'yo), the 18th-century Seneca prophet who founded the Longhouse Religion, a spiritual revival movement among the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) people. The stone reads:

GA-NYAH-DI-YOH
AUTHOR OF THE PRESENT
INDIAN RELIGION
BORN AT
CA-NOH-WA-GUS
GENESEE CO. N.Y. 1735
DIED AUG. 10, 1815
AT ONONDAGA RESERVATION

• Unused, divided back postcard

• Clear, well-composed image of the memorial

• Monument is located at the Onondaga Nation, near Syracuse, NY

• A rarely seen RPPC connected to Native American religious history

This is an important historical artifact for those interested in Native American leaders, Seneca/Iroquois history, the Longhouse Religion, or Indigenous spiritual reformers. Cards featuring Handsome Lake are quite scarce and desirable among collectors.