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Color photograph showing exterior view of a reconstructed Catawba bark house. This style of dwelling was traditional for Catawba before and for some time after European colonization. The structure is circular, constructed of a frame of longs and saplings covered with bark shingles, and thatched with grass.

Color photograph showing exterior view of a reconstructed Catawba bark house. This style of dwelling was traditional for Catawba before and for some time after European colonization. The structure is circular, constructed of a frame of longs and saplings covered with bark shingles, and thatched with grass.

Color photograph showing exterior view of a reconstructed Catawba bark house. This style of dwelling was traditional for Catawba before and for some time after European colonization. The structure is circular, constructed of a frame of longs and saplings covered with bark shingles, and thatched with grass.

Color photograph of the interior of a traditional Catawba bark house. This view shoes the support structure of trimmed branches and saplings, as well as the long bark shingles. Bark houses were arranged around a central fire pit, with an opening in the center of the thatched roof above to allow smoke to escape. Wooden benches were used for sitting and sleeping.

Color photograph of the interior of a traditional Catawba bark house. This view shoes the support structure of trimmed branches and saplings, as well as the long bark shingles. Bark houses were arranged around a central fire pit, with an opening in the center of the thatched roof above to allow smoke to escape. Wooden benches were used for sitting and sleeping.

Color photograph of the interior of a traditional Catawba bark house. This view shoes the support structure of trimmed branches and saplings, as well as the long bark shingles. Bark houses were arranged around a central fire pit, with an opening in the center of the thatched roof above to allow smoke to escape. Wooden benches were used for sitting and sleeping.

Color photograph of the interior of a traditional Catawba bark house. This view shoes the support structure of trimmed branches and saplings, as well as the long bark shingles. Bark houses were arranged around a central fire pit, with an opening in the center of the thatched roof above to allow smoke to escape. Wooden benches were used for sitting and sleeping.