wattle-and-daub

(noun)

A composite building material used for making walls, in which a woven lattice of wooden strips are coated with a sticky material usually made of some combination of wet soil, clay, sand, animal dung and straw.

Related Terms

  • Latial
  • Septimontium
  • palladium

Examples of wattle-and-daub in the following topics:

  • English Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

    • Typically, the moldings were more spread out and the foliage became more naturalistic.
    • Tudor chimney-pieces were made large and elaborate to draw attention to the owner's adoption of this new technology, and the jetty appeared as a way to show off the modernity of having a complete , full-length upper floor.
    • The houses and buildings of ordinary people were typically timber-framed, the frame usually filled with wattle and daub but occasionally with brick.
    • These houses were also slower to adopt the latest trends and the great hall continued to prevail.
    • Describe the key elements of the Tudor architectural style, including the Tudor arch, oriel windows, and the chimney stack.
  • Mississippian Culture

    • Louis and Vicksburg.
    • SECC items are found in Mississippian-culture sites from Wisconsin to the Gulf Coast, and from Florida to Arkansas and Oklahoma.
    • This plastered cane matting is called "wattle and daub".
    • They engraved shell pendants with animal and human figures, and carved ceremonial objects out of flint.
    • They sculpted human figures and other objects in stone.
  • The Romans

    • Throughout its history, the people-including plebeians, patricians, and senators--were wary of giving one person too much power and feared the tyranny of a king.
    • These included common festivals and religious sanctuaries.
    • They represent the typical single-roomed abodes of area peasants, which were made from simple, readily available materials: wattle-and-daub walls and straw roofs supported by wooden posts.
    • Due to its historical and legendary significance, the Palatine Hill became the home of many Roman elites during the Republic and emperors during the Empire.
    • It was also the site of a temple to Apollo built by Emperor Augustus and the pastoral (and possibly pre-Roman) festival of Lupercalia, which was observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits, purify the city, and release health and fertility.
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