Vernacular architecture purposes which go beyond a building's functional requirements. This article also covers the term traditional architecture, which exists somewhere between the two extremes yet still is based upon authentic themes. The term vernacular means "domestic, native, indigenous"; from "verna", meaning "native slave" or "home-born slave". The word probably derives from an older Etruscan word. The term is borrowed from linguistics, where vernacular refers to language use particular to a time, place or group. In architecture, it refers to that type of architecture which is indigenous to a specific time or place (not imported or copied from elsewhere). It is most
Hole in the Day Point. Hole in the Day Hole in the Day (The Younger) 1825-1868, was a prominent chief of the Ojibwe native people of Minnesota. The Ojibwe pronunciation has been written in various spellings such as Bagone-giizhig, Bagwunagijik, Bug-o-nay-ki-shig, Pugonakeshig or Puk-O-Nay-Keshig. Hole-in-the-Day has also been called Hole-in-the-Sky. The name probably refers to a dream in which the guardian spirit was seen through an opening in the sky. Some have speculated that the name refers to an eclipse of the sun, or an opening in an overcast sky through which sunlight is streaming down. In 1847 Hole in the Day (the Younger)