. Old civilizations of Inca land. Incas; Indians of South America. Chapter II BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE Houses and Shelter. Peruvian houses were of various kinds. On the coast and in the warm valleys they were mostly low huts of cane, generally supported by posts of algarroba wood, and often plastered with a coating of mud. The roof was a mat of reeds or thatch of ichu grass laid over sticks. Sometimes the huts were built of adobe instead of cane, but these were roofed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability -
. Old civilizations of Inca land. Incas; Indians of South America. Chapter II BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE Houses and Shelter. Peruvian houses were of various kinds. On the coast and in the warm valleys they were mostly low huts of cane, generally supported by posts of algarroba wood, and often plastered with a coating of mud. The roof was a mat of reeds or thatch of ichu grass laid over sticks. Sometimes the huts were built of adobe instead of cane, but these were roofed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mead, Charles W. (Charles Williams), 1845-1928. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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