essay on The Permanent Houses and Huts of the Esquimaux, Labrador, Canada, 1844
Location:
in Northern Canada, from Labrador to Prince William's Sound and the Melville Peninsula
Architect:
not applicable
Client or Owner:
houses owned by the Esquimaux native people
Type of Content:
lengthy and detailed description by Richard King, M.D. of unique house forms including houses made of bones, snow-houses (igloos), and driftwood houses
Length of Article:
2,600 w.
Source:
The Builder, Vol. 2, 3 February 1844, p. 52-53
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