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upon the inner hoop toward the peak of the building (fig. 9). A few 

 of the longer ones reached the peak above, where they were fastened 

 together (fig. 10). Upon this skeleton was tied a roof of thatch. This 

 was made of strips 2 feet in width and 8 or l<> in length of the leaves 

 of the earanai palm, split, and braided over a narrow piece of wood. 



Tig. 9.— Section of Jamamadi Indian house, d, lower hoop; e, upper hoop. 



The first course of thatch was laid upon the foot of the rafters, just 

 over the lower posts, and carefully attached to each rafter, the strips 

 being tied end to end so that they reached around the building. 

 Another course was laid on above this, overlapping it about a foot, 



Fig. 10.— Cross section of Jamamadi [ndian house. <<. outer circle of posts; h, inner circle ■•: i><>-t-. 

 c, pole dividing the rooms; d; section of lower hoop; e, section of upper hoop; r, rafters. 



and so on till the peak was reached. There were no door- or win 

 dows, the spaces between the posts of the outer circle and below the 

 lower layer of thatch serving for entrance and light and air. The 

 space between the outer and inner circles of posts was divided into 

 rooms by tying a pole from each inner post at about breast high to the 



