. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 3] TRIBES OF THE GUIANAS—GILLIN 831 This type is reported among many eastern Carib groups. Simpler is the wall-less rectangular house with pitched roof, supported on four or six upright posts (Barama River Carib, coastal Warrau). The rectangular type is widespread throughout the area. Large circular houses occur in the central area among such groups as the Arecuna (pi. 106, bottom), Taulipdng, Wapishana, Macushi, etc. This type is structurally different from the simple beehive type, having a central supporting post and a cir- cular wall frame with uprights, rafters,
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 3] TRIBES OF THE GUIANAS—GILLIN 831 This type is reported among many eastern Carib groups. Simpler is the wall-less rectangular house with pitched roof, supported on four or six upright posts (Barama River Carib, coastal Warrau). The rectangular type is widespread throughout the area. Large circular houses occur in the central area among such groups as the Arecuna (pi. 106, bottom), Taulipdng, Wapishana, Macushi, etc. This type is structurally different from the simple beehive type, having a central supporting post and a cir- cular wall frame with uprights, rafters, and tie-beams (pi. 105 ; fig. 120, d). Large houses of this type, 50 feet (15 m.) in diameter and 70 feet (21 m.) high, are apparently confined to the westerly reaches of the area, again indicating influence from the western Amazon region (pi. 108). Walls are relatively rare among forest tribes but more common among savanna dwellers. The aboriginal pattern made use of wattle, closely-set poles, and thatch or bark. The daubed and adobe walls found in the Caroni and Rupununi River savanna country appear to be influenced by European prototypes. Rectangular pile houses with floors are reported from the early coastal Warrau and from the Galibi of Cayenne (French Guiana) and Suriname; otherwise only earth floors were seen. Many transitional house forms occur, such as the rectangular ground plan with. Figure 120.—Guiana house frames, a, Permanent house, rectangular, 2-post type; h, permanent house, lean-to type; c, permanent house, arched type; d, circular house. (Redrawn from Roth, 1924, figs. 75, 70, 71, 72.). 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 Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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