Barabara

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A barabara (Aleut: ulax̂), the traditional Aleut winter house

A barabara or barabora

Aleuts, the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands. They lay partially underground like an earth lodge or pit-house, and most of the house was excavated from the dirt so as to withstand the high forces of wind in the Aleutian chain of islands. Barabaras are no longer used,[5]
as present-day Aleuts live in modern houses and apartment buildings.

Overview

The roof of a barabara was generally made from sod and grass layered over a frame of wood or whalebone, and contained a roof doorway for entry. The main room had two rows for cots, less-excavated and higher than the rest of the room. The bottom of the room had one or more holes for an "inhouse". The entrance typically had a small wind envelope, or "Arctic entry", to prevent cold wind, rain or snow from blowing into the main room and cooling it off. There was usually a small hole in the ceiling from which the smoke from the fire escaped.

Gallery

  • Barabaras in Karluk, Alaska with steeple in background
    Barabaras in Karluk, Alaska with steeple in background
  • Barabaras in Karluk
    Barabaras in Karluk
  • Group of men in front of structures including a barabara at center, Karluk Village, 1906
    Group of men in front of structures including a barabara at center, Karluk Village, 1906
  • Food cache and barabara sod hut in Nushagak, 1917
    Food cache and barabara sod hut in Nushagak, 1917

See also

References

  1. ^ "Facts on File: Barabara". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sod Houses. Ciqlluaq" (PDF). alutiiqmuseum.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ Qik'rtarmiut Alutiitstun/Sugt'stun (Kodiak Alutiiq Language). Prepared by Native Village of Afognak. 2009. [sod house / barabara ciqlluaq]
  4. ^ Jeff Leer (introduction) 2007 (eighth printing). Nanwalegmiut Paluwigmiut-llu Nupugnerit / Conversational Alutiiq Dictionary (Kenai Peninsula Alutiiq) [barabara (now usually used to mean "shed"): ciqluaq]
  5. ISBN 0-19-503781-2

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