A traditional Navajo hogan at the Canyon de Chelly Visitor Centre, Arizona. A multi-sided cribbed log house used for domestic & ceremonial purposes.
A traditional Navajo hogan at the Canyon de Chelly Visitor Centre, Arizona. A multi-sided cribbed log house used for domestic & ceremonial purposes. The wood and mud walls & domed earth roof keep the house cool in summer & retain heat in winter. In accordance with traditional Navajo beliefs hogan doorways must always face east.
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Location: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle, Apache County, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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