Hi, Sarah, from another South Texan, That sounds so neat! We don’t have a wiki-up, but we have a jacal that has a palm-thatched roof. One of our local ranchers had workers who were able to make the surprisingly-intricate roof for us, as well as a leña (stacked log) fence, and an orno (beehive oven). I’ve also seen ramadas, brush arbors, made at local ranches by workers. Many of these workers are from Mexico and/or have indigenous roots. I know none of the structures I mentioned are what you are looking for, but there may be some workers in your area with some traditional building skills who could craft something to your design. If you have any ranchers among your museum’s supporters, they might be a first start. Also, as another poster suggested, you might contact other indigenous groups. I know the Lipan Apache Band is headquartered in Corpus. They may not have the exact same structure in their cultural repertoire, but may be able to craft something for you or have a contact who could. Should all of those fail, you might look for someone in the groups who do primitive crafts in your area: projectile points, atl-atls, etc. Lisa Lisa Kay Adam Curator of Collections & Registrar Museum of South Texas History (MOSTHistory) 200 N Closner Blvd | Edinburg, TX 78541 USA P: +1-956-383-6911 | F: +1-956-381-8518 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] | <http://www.mosthistory.org/> MOSTHistory.org American Alliance of Museums Accredited Museum From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Coles Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 5:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MUSEUM-L] We're Building a Wiki-up, and need some help Hello all, We are working on a new indoor core exhibit were we would like to build a 14ft in diameter wiki-up, which is the type of home of the Karankwa (it looks like a Wigwam). We have tried a few different techniques and keep running into problems. Does anyone have any ideas about how to construct such a thing? Thanks, Sarah Coles CC Museum of Science and History _____ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L <http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1> &A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).