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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 11.—House framework: a, side view; b, end view. Ridge posts (1, 1) of solid tree trunks erected first, with lower ends sunk in ground with standing part 11 feet or more according to size of house and pitch of roof; top ends cut concave to fit ridgepole or natural fork retained in cutting timber; ridgepole (2) placed in position; wall posts (3) sunk at four corners and at intervals along sides to support wall plate (4) on their upper ends which are treated like ridge posts; end plates (5)…

Figure 11.—House framework: a, side view; b, end view. Ridge posts (1, 1) of solid tree trunks erected first, with lower ends sunk in ground with standing part 11 feet or more according to size of house and pitch of roof; top ends cut concave to fit ridgepole or natural fork retained in cutting timber; ridgepole (2) placed in position; wall posts (3) sunk at four corners and at intervals along sides to support wall plate (4) on their upper ends which are treated like ridge posts; end plates (5) rested at both ends on side wall plates; principal rafters (6) of unworked poles about 3 inches in diameter, placed in opposing pairs about 4 feet apart with upper ends crossed over ridgepole and lower ends resting on wall plates; purlins (7) lashed horizontally at wide intervals above principal rafters to steady framework and support thatch rafters (8), consisting of peeled hibiscus rods, which are also placed in opposing pairs with upper ends crossing to form crotch to support second ridgepole (9), and with lower ends projecting beyond line of wall plate to form eaves; eave purlin (10) lashed to outer surface of lower ends of thatch rafters on either side.

Figure 11.—House framework: a, side view; b, end view. Ridge posts (1, 1) of solid tree trunks erected first, with lower ends sunk in ground with standing part 11 feet or more according to size of house and pitch of roof; top ends cut concave to fit ridgepole or natural fork retained in cutting timber; ridgepole (2) placed in position; wall posts (3) sunk at four corners and at intervals along sides to support wall plate (4) on their upper ends which are treated like ridge posts; end plates (5) rested at both ends on side wall plates; principal rafters (6) of unworked poles about 3 inches in diameter, placed in opposing pairs about 4 feet apart with upper ends crossed over ridgepole and lower ends resting on wall plates; purlins (7) lashed horizontally at wide intervals above principal rafters to steady framework and support thatch rafters (8), consisting of peeled hibiscus rods, which are also placed in opposing pairs with upper ends crossing to form crotch to support second ridgepole (9), and with lower ends projecting beyond line of wall plate to form eaves; eave purlin (10) lashed to outer surface of lower ends of thatch rafters on either side.