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The Caddo Grass Thatched House:
Building Methods Then and Now
and Materials Required
2016
By Phil Cross
Photo of Caddo Grass Thatched House built in 2016 at Caddo Mounds State Park. Courtesy of Caddo Mounds.
Construction of the iconic Caddo Indian beehive style grass thatched house was recently revived after the tribe was moved to Oklahoma in 1859. Methods of building in modern times differ considerably compared to European contact time when explorers described in detail the full process of organization, collecting materials, and erecting the structure.
Phil Cross, Caddo Indian, compares in detail the construction process of former times to that of modern times.
The content of Cross’ paper that was commissioned by the Texas State Historical Association in 2016 includes:
Table of Contents:
I. Organization
Ii. Harvesting thatch
III. Harvesting poles
IV. Post Hole Patterns at Caddo Mounds
V. Pole treatment for preservation
VI. Bending poles
VII. Cordage
VIII. Center pole
IX. Thatching method
X. Materials Required
This paper is available by request by email to chronicles. americanIndian@gmail.com.
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