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Bonnie Shemie

Houses of hide and earth

Hardcover (Tundra Books Sept. 1, 1991)
The Plains Indians built their houses with the only materials they had: the skins of the buffalo they hunted or the soil dug from the earth around them. Homes grew larger and more varied with the arrival of the horse. The earthlodge, dating from AD 700, was larger than the tipi of buffalo hide. Both were laid out according to religious beliefs and symbols, as were arbors, burial platforms, sweatlodges, and the impressive structure for the Sun Dance.
Series
Native Dwellings
ISBN
0887762697 / 9780887762697
Pages
24
Weight
8.8 oz.
Dimensions
8.2 x 0.2 in.

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