BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT. PLATE 56 
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CIRCULAR HOUSE: CONSTRUCTION OF THE FRAMEWORK 
A, Situation of main central (a), and six side-framing posts (4). 
B, The wall-plate (c) is fixed in position, and supported with intermediate fram- 
ing posts (d@). 
C, The cross-tree formed of four sticks (e), to which the first four pairs of rafters (/) 
are attached, strengthened by a purlin (g). 
E, Shows the intermediate purlin (/). 
F, The tie-beams (#), and remaining rafters are put in place, 
