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Re: Dagada Lautem Houses
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lugnet.adventurers
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Thu, 3 Apr 2003 05:19:11 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Dean R. Hennen writes:
> Hi all,
>
> A very long time before I became a member of LUGNET, I built these Dagada
> Lautem houses. I got most of the idea first from a computer game, then from
> an Indonesian-style architecture book. One of the pictures in that folder is
> a shot from the book.
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> Here's the link: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=39049
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> The Dagada Lautem tribe, on the island of Timor, construct these type of
> houses. Some of these houses now have masonry plinths, featuring some of the
> Portugese influence that came in the 17th century. I think the ladders are
> not only to let the people get to the top of the platform, but can be pulled
> up in case of a flood or some ground-level problem such as a hungry carnivore.
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> Thanks.
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> LMKWYT
Hi all,
I'm sorry because of the followup in the wrong place. Sorry.
Cheers (*clink*)
Dean
> Cheers (*clink*)
>
> Dean
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