 | 1839 - 536 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts; the second, about...straw, and will contain two persons conveniently. The travellers had previously visited several deserted villages similarly built between the Moriqua... | |
 | 1839 - 500 pàgines
...there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from ihe ground, and holds ten huts ; the second, about eight...straw, and will contain two persons conveniently. The travellers had previously visited several deserted villages similarly built between the Moriqua... | |
 | 1843 - 488 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second,...contain two persons conveniently. On a former excursion, several deserted villages built in a similar manner were visited between the Moriqua and Lentlecan... | |
 | 1836 - 404 pàgines
...higher, and holds three huts. The upper story contains four. The ascent to these houses is by means of notches cut in the supporting poles, and the huts are built with twigs thatched with straw. Each house or hut is large enough to hold two persons. There is another place in Africa, where the... | |
 | Wonders - 1847 - 444 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second,...straw, and will contain two persons conveniently. The travellers who saw this curious dwellingplace had previously visited several deserted villages... | |
 | 1849 - 396 pàgines
...and there are three tiers, or platforms, on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts; the second, about...with twigs, thatched with straw, and will contain ten persons, conveniently." Other villages have been seen by travellers, built similarly to the above... | |
 | James Greenwood - 1862 - 438 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second,...contain two persons conveniently. On a former excursion, Messrs. Schoon and McLuckie visited several deserted villages built in a similar manner, between the... | |
 | John Timbs - 1869 - 374 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second,...The ascent to these is made by notches cut in the poles ; the huts are built with twigs, and thatched with straw, and will contain two persons conveniently.... | |
 | The Farmer's Magazine. - 1835 - 548 pàgines
...poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second about eight feet high, and the upper story, if it may be so called, contains four. The ascent to these is made by notches... | |
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The branches of these trees are supported by forked sticks or poles, and there are three tiers or platforms on which the huts are constructed. The lowest is nine feet from the ground, and holds ten huts ; the second, about eight feet high, has three huts... 