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| Keywords: Aleut barabara, or sod hut, Akutan, Bering Sea, ca 1912 (THWAITES 14).jpeg Photograph Creator John E Thwaites PH Coll 247 15<br/>A barabara is a traditional Aleut home Sod and grass are laid over a frame of whale ribs or wood covering an oblong pit A barabara pronounced buh-RAH-buh-ruh blends into its surroundings quite well The homes typically were 35 to 40 feet long and 20 to 30 feet wide Aleuts entered the home by descending a pole ladder extending through the roof A large common area in the middle was surrounded by sleeping areas along the walls Sometimes graves were also dug into the walls A typical village on the Alaska Peninsula or the Aleutian Islands might have had 200 residents in five or 10 barabaras Subjects LCTGM Huts--Alaska--Akutan Subjects LCSH Sod houses--Alaska--Akutan; Aleuts--Dwellings--Alaska--Akutan; Vernacular architecture--Alaska--Akutan; Architecture Domestic--Alaska--Akutan depicted place United States--Alaska--Akutan ca 1912 Institution University of Washington UWASH-THWAITES-source accession number thwaites 14 PD-old-auto-1923 1940 Information field Order Number THW008 Images from the John E Thwaites Photographs of Alaska Collection to check Huts Barabara Akutan Island | ||||
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