. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 4] CARIBBEAN LOWLAND TRIBES—JOHNSON 235 They are seldom repaired; instead, a new house is built upon an unused site and the family abandons the old house. The Guaymi build three types of houses; rectangular, square, and round. None of these has a specialized use. The square and round houses are more common among the Northern tribes. The rectangular. Figure 50.—Fundamental framework of Southern Guaymi hip-roofed house. house, having a hip roof, is built almost exclusively by the Southern Guaymi. The framework is illustrated in plate 39, bottom, and figures 50 and 51.
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 4] CARIBBEAN LOWLAND TRIBES—JOHNSON 235 They are seldom repaired; instead, a new house is built upon an unused site and the family abandons the old house. The Guaymi build three types of houses; rectangular, square, and round. None of these has a specialized use. The square and round houses are more common among the Northern tribes. The rectangular. Figure 50.—Fundamental framework of Southern Guaymi hip-roofed house. house, having a hip roof, is built almost exclusively by the Southern Guaymi. The framework is illustrated in plate 39, bottom, and figures 50 and 51. Grass is used as thatch by the Southern Guaymi and split palm fronds by the peoples in the Tropical Forest, the fronds being sewn to. 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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