Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Honai
Papuans custom house, or commonly called Honai.
Honai is a typical house of Papua which is inhabited by the Dani tribe. Honai house made of wood with a conical roof made ofstraw or reeds. Honai have a small door and no windows.Actually, the structure was built Honai narrow or small andwindowless not intended to withstand the cold mountains of Papua.
Honai consists of 2 floors the first floor as a bed and a secondfloor for a place to relax, eat, and do crafts. Due to built 2 floor,Honai has approximately 2.5 meters high. At the center of thehouse prepared a place to build a fire to warm themselves.Honai house divided into three types, namely for men (calledHonai), women (called Ebei), and pig cage (called Wamai).
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Label:
Traditional House
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