499
Effect of modern conditions 502
Ceremonies of dedication 504
The hogan of the Yeb[)i]tcai dance 509
Hogan nomenclature 514

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Plate LXXXII. The Navaho reservation 475
LXXXIII. A typical Navaho hogan 483
LXXXIV. A hogan in Canyon de Chelly 485
LXXXV. A Navaho summer hut 495
LXXXVI. A "lean-to" summer shelter 497
LXXXVII. [)I]nca-qo[.g]an, medicine hut 501
LXXXVIII. Modern house of a wealthy Navaho 505
LXXXIX. A Yeb[)i]tcai house 511
XC. Diagram plan of hogan,
with names of parts 514

Figure 230. The three main timbers of a hogan 489
231. Frame of a hogan, seen from below 491
232. Frame of a doorway 492
233. Ground plan of a summer shelter 495
234. Supporting post in a summer hut 496
235. Ground plan of a summer hut 496
236. Section of a summer hut 497
237. Masonry support for rafters 497
238. A timber-built shelter 498
239. Shelter with partly closed front 499
240. Low earth-covered shelter 500
241. Ground plan of Yeb[)i]tcai house 510
242. Framework of Yeb[)i]tcai house 512
243. Diagram showing measurements
of Yeb[)i]tcai house 513
244. Interior of Yeb[)i]tcai house,
illustrating nomenclature 516

[Illustration: Plate LXXXII

MAP OF PARTS OF THE NAVAHO RESERVATION
IN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
from the atlas sheets of the
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY]

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NAVAHO HOUSES

By Cosmos Mindeleff

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INTRODUCTION

The account of the houses or hogans of the Navaho Indians w