For many people; Native American architecture calls to mind the wigwam; tipi; iglu; and pueblo. Yet the richly diverse building traditions of Native Americans encompass much more; including specific structures for sleeping; working; worshipping; meditating; playing; dancing; lounging; giving birth; decision-making; cleansing; storing and preparing food; caring for animals; and honoring the dead. In effect; the architecture covers all facets of Indian life.The collaboration between an architect and an anthropologist; Native American Architecture presents the first book-length; fully illustrated exploration of North American Indian architecture to appear in over a century. Peter Nabokov and Robert Easton together examine the building traditions of the major tribes in nine regional areas of the continent from the huge plank-house villages of the Northwest Coast to the moundbuilder towns and temples of the Southeast; to the Navajo hogans and adobe pueblos of the Southwest. Going beyond a traditional survey of buildings; the book offers a broad; clear view into the Native American world; revealing a new perspective on the interaction between their buildings and culture. Looking at Native American architecture as more than buildings; villages; and camps; Nabokov and Easton also focus on their use of space; their environment; their social mores; and their religious beliefs.Each chapter concludes with an account of traditional Indian building practices undergoing a revival or in danger today. The volume also includes a wealth of historical photographs and drawings (including sixteen pages of color illustrations); architectural renderings; and specially prepared interpretive diagrams which decode the sacred cosmology of the principal house types.
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