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HOUSES OF KWAKIUTL INDIANS. 



ing description, but the posts and the timbers carrying the central part 

 of the roof are exactly like those of the houses. The houses of the 



Fig. 2, Ground plan of Kwakiutl house. 



Kwakiutl and their neighbors form a square, the sides of which are from 

 •i<> to 60 feel h>n<;' (Figs. 2, 3, 4). The door (i>) is generally in the center 

 of the side nearest the sea, which forms the front of the house. The 



Fig. ::. Construction of Kwakiutl house. Front elevation. 



latter lias a gable loot', the ridge of which runs from the front to the 

 rear. The walls consist of hoards, which are fastened to a frame-work 



