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• Vivienda rudimentaria formada por un armazón cubierto de esteras o ramas, usada tradicionalmente por los indios nómadas del suroeste de Estados Unidos.

A lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush, traditionally used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States.

1. A type of shelterC2formalamerican

   A dome-shaped or conical lodge made from a frame covered with mats, brush, or bark, traditionally used by nomadic Native American tribes in the southwestern United States.

   Vivienda abovedada de armazón cubierta

   • The tribe constructed a wikiup using branches and woven mats.
   • During their travels, they would set up a wikiup for temporary shelter.
   • The wikiup provided protection from the desert sun and wind.

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