Barabara
As Barbara ( aleutian ulax "house") denote the Unangan , the natives of the Aleutian Islands , their original homes. These are semi-underground structures that are built on a pit.
The base pit of the Barabara is rectangular and lined with driftwood poles that protrude a little over the edge of the pit. This substructure is covered with a wooden roof and covered with earth and pieces of grass. Driftwood is used because other wood is not available on the arctic islands.
The Barabara were united into small settlements and each served two to three families as housing. A window hatch covered with fish skin served as an entrance and at the same time as a smoke hatch, the floor was covered with grass mats. The lighting sources, which consisted of flat stones with a recess, were also typical. In this well was Robben - or fish oil filled, as a wick served withered grass. These oil lamps were also the only sources of heat for the Barabara.
literature
- Willi Schroeter (1998): Indianische Wohnformen , Verlag für Americanistik, Wyk auf Föhr
- Hans Läng (1989): Cultural History of the Indians of North America , Göttingen
