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Number of posts which support outer wall
M.  ^[[ 14-16]]       A.

Number of inner circle of posts.
M.  ^[[4-]]           A.  ^[[4]]

Height of inner posts.
M.  ^[[9 ft (about)]] A.

Diameter of central opening for Smoke:
M.  ^[[5 ft -]]       A.

Length of passage way
M.  ^[[8 ft -]]       A.

Width of passage way.
M.  ^[[5 ft]]         A. 

Height of outer [[?]] of passage way
M.  ^[[7 ft.]]        A.

Height of inner [[?]] of passage way
M.  ^[[7 ft about]]   A.

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This is for a medium sized lodge- some are smaller & some larger -

The measurements are irregular even in the same lodge. no accurate [[strikethrough]] [[pe?]] [[/strikethrough]] measurements are used in construction,

There is no essential difference between the M & R. lodge -

The Mandan Medicine lodge for example has four (4) large posts in the centre 15 1/2 one way & 21 1/2 the other between the centre of the posts which are from 12 to 13 feet high, On the outer row there are only 10 large posts, none at either side the entrance, These long reaches are supported by additional [[underlined]] small [[/underlined]] posts between, The diameter is about