barabara

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We camped that night in a hunting barabara which belonged to Nikolai, and was most picturesquely situated on a small island My natives were extremely fond of bear meat, and they sat long into the night gorging themselves.

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  • In many places the land rolled gradually back from the shore until the mountain bases were reached, while in other parts giant cliffs rose directly from the water's edge, but with the glasses one could generally command a grand view of this great irregular bay, with its long arms cutting into the island in all directions We made our permanent camp in a large barabara, a form of house so often seen in western Alaska that it deserves a brief description. —  American Big Game in Its Haunts
  • We camped that night in a hunting barabara which belonged to Nikolai, and was most picturesquely situated on a small island My natives were extremely fond of bear meat, and they sat long into the night gorging themselves. —  American Big Game in Its Haunts
  • It is made like a small barabara, except there is no smoke hole, has a similar frame, is thatched with straw, and can be made air-tight. —  American Big Game in Its Haunts
  • The barabara may also be covered with earth, sod, or mud. —  Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
  • Pawnee hogan (Figs. 42 and 43), the real difference being in the peculiar log work of the barabara in place of the teepee-like rafters of the said hogan. —  Shelters, Shacks and Shanties
 

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