Museum and Library of the State Historical Society of North Dakota . er utensils, and Icelandic and Norwegian costumes are to be seen in ourcollection. The Earth-Lodge The earth-lodge was the style of house used by the American tribesdwelling along the Missouri River, including the Osage, Iowa, Kansa,Oto, Omaha, Pawnee, Ponka, Yankton, Hunkpati, Mandan Hidatsa andArikara. In order to its construction a circle of the desired diameter wasstripped of the surface soil. Four tall, strong forked posts were set in thecenter about 8 or 10 feet apart. Beams were laid in these forks. Outside ofthe cente
Museum and Library of the State Historical Society of North Dakota . er utensils, and Icelandic and Norwegian costumes are to be seen in ourcollection. The Earth-Lodge The earth-lodge was the style of house used by the American tribesdwelling along the Missouri River, including the Osage, Iowa, Kansa,Oto, Omaha, Pawnee, Ponka, Yankton, Hunkpati, Mandan Hidatsa andArikara. In order to its construction a circle of the desired diameter wasstripped of the surface soil. Four tall, strong forked posts were set in thecenter about 8 or 10 feet apart. Beams were laid in these forks. Outside ofthe center posts a circle of shorter forked posts was set and beams laidin the forks. Rafters were laid from the upper to the lower beams. Awall of posts was leaned up against the lower beams. An opening wasleft at the east, and here was made a vestibule 6 to 14 feet long. Timbers were laid on the rafters, willows were laid on the timbersand a thatch of dry grass on these willow poles. On the thatch waslaid a covering of sods and loose earth firmly tamped and 2 feet
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