Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 137
le. The ridge at this point is matted with bark; and runningparallel with the ridge a few bamboos are fastened, upon whichthese cross-beams rest, and to which they are secured (fig. 45). Modifications of this form of ridge occur in a number of south-ern provinces, and ridges very similar to this I… … X^ n\\ \X - xx ^ w^A <^N Fig. 85. — Ridge of Thatched Roof at Kabutoyama, Musashi. beyond the peak to a considerable distance. It was interestingto see precisely the same features in some of the Malay housesin the neighborhood of Singapore. In Musashi, and farthersouth, a ridge is seen of very…
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