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Bamuḳḳa

described above, some single, one double, and
one with three divisions. These are high on
the wall, perhaps five feet from the floor
and seem to have been more like mantel-pieces

Plaster. Under the curved moulding below
the single closet to the west is plainly
seen a remnant of smooth well-made
plaster of a white color in substance
but reddish on the surface suggesting paint-

There can be little doubt from this
evidence that this house, and other
houses in this region which have rough-
ended wall surfaces on the interior,
were originally plastered within. In
this instance the singular preservation of
the walls and the protection of the cornice have
preserved the plaster which elsewhere is
totally destroyed. The thick growth of
scrub oaks and other trees within the house
and about it made it impossible to
photograph or even sketch this house and
suggested to the name of the "House of the Sleeping Beauty."

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