Antiquity Hawaiian architecture



hale o keawe


within body of hawaiian architecture various subsets of styles; each considered typical of particular historical periods. earliest form of hawaiian architecture originates called ancient hawaiʻi—designs employed in construction of village shelters simple shacks of outcasts , slaves, huts fishermen , canoe builders along beachfronts, shelters of working class makaʻainana, elaborate , sacred heiau of kahuna , palatial thatched homes on raised basalt foundation of aliʻi. way simple grass shack constructed in ancient hawaiʻi telling of lived in particular home. patterns in dried plants , lumber fashioned identify caste, skill , trade, profession , wealth. hawaiian architecture previous arrival of british explorer captain james cook used symbolism identify religious value of inhabitants of structures. feather standards called kahili , koa adorned kapa cloth , crossed @ entrance of homes called puloʻuloʻu indicated places of aliʻi (nobility caste). kiʻi enclosed within basalt walls indicated homes of kahuna (priestly caste).







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