Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Asheville, N.C. : Lark Books, 1995.
Description
This text contains easy-to-follow diagrams, clear instructions and complete materials lists to enable readers to construct tent-like structures based on designs developed by North American plains Indians and Mongols. dwellings, and many innovative solutions to the problems of heating, lighting and ventilation are exemplified in the simple engineering of tipis and yurts. The book also includes sections on the functional and spiritual role of these nomadic dwellings and customizing them with solar-power and wooden platforms.
Language
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
128 p.; 26 cm
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Pages
128