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Honai house made of wood with a conical roof made of straw or reeds. Honai purposely built narrow or small and no windows are intended to withstand the cold mountains of Papua. Honai usually constructed as high as 2.5 meters and at the center of the house prepared a place for a bonfire to warm themselves. Honai house is divided into three types, namely for men (called Honai), women (called Ebei), and the pig pen (called Wamai).
Honai ordinary house inhabited by 5 to 10 people. Honai home in a building used for a place to rest (sleep), other buildings for places to eat together, and the third building to corral. Home Honai generally divided into two levels. Ground floor and first floor connected by a bamboo ladder.