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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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among Coast Indians, a long rectangular communal dwelling, built of cedar, housing several families, and used at times for ceremonial affairs.

See: longhouse(def. 2),ranch ((2)) ((n.))( def. 2a),rancherie(def. 2),ranch-house ((2))(def. 1)

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1952

My information on Stalo plank-house types adds very little that is new to our knowledge. . . .

1955

Each Bella Coola village contained from two to twenty plank houses built in a row facing the water front; and each house sheltered from two to ten families.

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