HOGAN

Hogan

A hogan is the primary traditional home of the Navajo people. Other traditional structures include the summer shelter, the underground home, and the sweat house. A hogan is usually round and cone-shaped, but they may also be square. A traditional hogan is made of wood and packed mud and earth in varying amounts, with the door facing east to welcome the rising sun for good wealth and fortune.

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hogan

Noun

  1. A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.


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