Smithsonian Report, 1924.— Hitchcocl< 



Plate I 



A Part of the Town of Huigra, Ecuador, Altitude 4,000 Feet. 

 Most OF the Houses Are Made of Bamboo Boards. Bamboo Stems 

 Are Slit Closely on All Sides and Finally Split Down One Side 

 AND Flattened Out to Form a Board. This Is a Common Building 

 Material in the Coastal Plain 



2. A Close View of Bamboo Boards 



