Aleut barabara, or sod hut, Akutan, Bering Sea, ca. 1912

PH Coll 247.15 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1912
Subjects:
Huts > Alaska > Akutan
Sod houses > Alaska > Akutan
Aleuts > Dwellings > Alaska > Akutan
Vernacular architecture > Alaska > Akutan
Architecture
Domestic > Alaska > Akutan
Bering Sea
aleut
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/14
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Summary:PH Coll 247.15 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.

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