Problems created by the need for portability seem very constraining, yet there are a great number of solutions, ranging from tents of various sorts to large dwellings like those of the Northwest Indians and the over- ’ night Igloo used by Eskimos when hunting. Portability is, of tours::, affected by the means of transport; the tepee got larger when the hone became available to help transport it. I will discuss two very different portable dwellings in order to show the variety of structural solutions possible. The most elaborate of all the tents, which are themselves almost a symbol of portability, is the Mongol Yurt. Each Yurt.ir; used by one family and is sparsely furnished. Cooking utensils are kept in a gaily painted wooden chest which doubles as a sideboard for ornaments. Since the materials available are felt and a small amount of wood, the structural

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