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