Inside Austronesian houses: Perspectives on domestic designs for living PDF
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InsIde AustronesIAn Houses PersPectives on domestic designs for living InsIde AustronesIAn Houses PersPectives on domestic designs for living edited by James J. fox A publication of the department of Anthropology as part of the comparative Austronesian Project, research school of Pacifc studies the Australian national University canberra Act Australia Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: DeDicateD to the memories of: Anthony Forge and Hedda Morrison Building a new longhouse (photo by Hedda Morrison) Inside Austronesian Houses Table of Contents Acknowledgements xi Chapter 1. Comparative Perspectives on Austronesian Houses: An Introductory Essay James J. Fox 1 The Comparative Austronesian Focus 5 The House as a Topic of Study 6 Austronesian House Terms 9 Ordered Structures and Their Orientation 14 Structures of Origin Within Austronesian Houses 16 Time and Memory in Austronesian Houses 20 Concluding Remarks 23 References 24 Notes 28 Chapter 2. The Lahanan Longhouse Jennifer Alexander 31 Balui Longhouses 32 The Levu 33 The Tilung 37 Tilung Composition 39 Continuity of the Tilung 40 References 41 Notes 42 Chapter 3. Good Walls Make Bad Neighbours: The Dayak Longhouse as a Community of Voices Christine Helliwell 45 Lawang Construction and Lawang Space 50 Lawang Behaviour: Public or Private? 55 Concluding Remarks 59 References 60 Notes 62 Chapter 4. Posts, Hearths and Thresholds: The Iban Longhouse as a Ritual Structure Cliford Sather 67 The Iban Longhouse 68 Sources and Elders 70 Hearths and Posts 72 Upriver, Downriver, Parts and Wholes 76 Trunk, Base and Tip 77 East and West 80 The Longhouse Bathing Place 81 Interior Architecture 83 vii Inside Austronesian Houses The Ritual Use of Longhouse Space 85 Rites of Birth 86 Rites of Death 89 The Gawai Antu 95 Conclusion 106 References 110 Notes 113 Chapter 5. Raising the House Post and Feeding the Husband-Givers: The spatial categories of social reproduction among the Minangkabau Cecilia Ng 121 Introduction 121 Spatial Organization in the House 123 Use of Space in Ceremonies 131 Food 136 Conclusion 140 References 141 Notes 142 Chapter 6. Memories of Ridge-Poles and Cross-Beams: The categorical foundations of a Rotinese cultural design James J. Fox 145 Introduction 145 Two Forms of Knowledge: Ndolu and Lelak 147 The Origin of the Rotinese House: Textual Foundations 149 Orientation and Exegesis 153 The Internal Structure of the Rotinese House 156 Internal Structures and the Performance of Rituals in the House 165 The House as Oriented Structure and Inner Space 170 The Rotinese House as a Memory Palace 172 Points of Comparison Between Houses on Roti and on Timor 174 The Atoni Pah Meto of West Timor 175 The Ema of North Central Timor 178 References 181 Notes 182 Chapter 7. The Kalauna House of Secrets Michael W. Young 185 References 196 Notes 197 Chapter 8. Maori Meeting-Houses in and Over Time Toon van Meijl 201 The Marae 202 The Meeting-House Described 203 Social and Political Aspects 205 Symbolic Representation 207 viii Spatial Orientation 209 Temporal Implications of Spatial Orientation 213 Transformation of the Meeting-House Over Time 215 The Infuence of Pakeha Patronage 217 Concluding Remarks 219 References 221 Notes 223 Chapter 9. Houses and the Built Environment in Island South-East Asia: Tracing some shared themes in the uses of space Roxana Waterson 227 Structures and Functions 227 The House as an Animate Entity 229 Houses as Units of Kinship 230 Social Relationships and the Uses of Space 231 Trunk and Tip, Centre and Periphery: Images of Growth and Power 236 References 237 Notes 242 Contributors 243 ix
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