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THK rOTNT BARKOW ESKIMO 



iiic vcitical. tlidsi' at tlio fiiils Ix'iiii; between ■"> and 4 feet bigb, wliile 

 the sides nui iij. to <! <>v 7 feet at the lidocpole. The wall plaiiks run 

 up aud dowu, and those of the roof from the ridge to the ends of the 

 house, where there is a stout horizontal timber. In some houses the 

 walls are made of i>aneled bulkheads from some wrecked whaler. 



In the front of the h-u-e i-\rv *^'ie trapdoor there are no phink= for a 

 spaee of .ibout J 1( 1 1 1 in lowti i).iit of this space is tilled in with 

 shoit tian^M iM' i)eams, so as to leave a square hole close to the iidge. 

 Tli:^ ii<)l( lias a stout tians\erse beam at the top aud bottom and selves 

 ,is I window Will n the house is o(( upied It i-<(o\(udbv atiaiisliuent 

 III) iiibi lilt 111 id< ot sfnpsof se.d eiiti iil stwid to^< tliei .ind stietchcd 



Fig. U,— Interior of iglu. looking toward bench. 



ovi'i- two archeil sticks of Ught wood — whalebone was used in Dr. Simp- 

 son's time' — lunniiij;- diagonally across from corner to corner. The win- 

 dow is closed with a wooden shutter when the house is shut up in winter, 

 but both apertures are left open in summer. Just above the window, 

 close to the ridgepole, is a little aperture for ventilation. Across the 

 back of the room runs a platform or banquette, about 30 inches high in 

 front and sloping back a little, which serves as a sleeping aud louuging 

 place. It is about 5 feet wide, and the front edge comes nearly under 

 the ridgepole. It is made of thick planks running across the house, aud 

 supported at each end by a horizontal beam, the end of which projects 

 somewhat beyond the bench and is sujiported by a round post. At each 

 side of the house stands a lainji, and over these are suspended r<wks in 

 the shape of small ladders for drying clotliing,- etc. Deerskin blankets 



'Op.cit.,p.256. 



* Conip.ari? Hooper, Tents, etc., p. 46: "Small lattice shelves * * ^ on which 



e put to dry." Plover Bay. See also plate to face p. 160 Parry's Second Voyage. 



