Huts were built of many kinds of material. At the Waingaro site (left), they were made from saplings and logs felled from the surrounding bush. Bark strips and canvas kept the roof waterproof. At Anatoki, when “Scotty arrived home,” huts were of better construction. Even so, bush-felled trees, mud, and river stones were all used in putting together the walls.
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Press, 2 July 1986, Page 19
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60Huts were built of many kinds of material. At the Waingaro site (left), they were made from saplings and logs felled from the surrounding bush. Bark strips and canvas kept the roof waterproof. At Anatoki, when “Scotty arrived home,” huts were of better construction. Even so, bush-felled trees, mud, and river stones were all used in putting together the walls. Press, 2 July 1986, Page 19
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