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TRADITIONAL HOUSE: RUMAH KAKI SERIBU

Traditional House: Rumah Kaki Seribu

This house is particularly built by the Arfak ethnic group. Rare and unique in design, this type of house has many pole to support it. It is for this reason that the house is called Rumah Kaki Seribu(House with one thousand feet). Its walls are made of tree barks; its roof is made of coarse grass. This house can still be found in remote places like Kebar and Anggi.

Source: Irian Jaya - The Official Visitor's Guide, 1996, p.52
Irian Jaya Provincial Tourism Service
Jayapura, Indonesia

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