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(2) NOW USE MARINE PAINT, USED TO USE NATURAL BASED PAINTS.
12 species OF Kenya wood used to build DHOWS

(3) BUILDING BURONA HUT -
NEEDS GROUP OF WOMEN / SING & DANCE
TAKES 3 HOURS FOR FRAME TO BE PUT UP
Get materials from local forest
Cold during day / warm at night
Traditional beds made from bull's skin
size = 2m squanz [[?]] for one family.
At 5-6 years children move out to separate houses
At 10 boys move out to watch cattle 
How do you get best trees. Is[[strikethrough]] (1) [[/strikethrough]] there competition
No cost for materials

(1) Pokomo community lives along the river which floods. Can move houses to higher ground 
Constructs others houses as boys grow up
Girls stay in parents' hut for protection 

(2) DHOW has long history and meaning in the heritage of [[strikethrough]] its 
[[/strikethrough]] his people.  DHOW has contributes to communication between people. An facilitator of change.

(3) Hut house is a symbol of many aspects of his community's culture:  in creation of a new family 
Girls can not have boyfriend until they are ready to take a husband.

IS THERE PROBLEMS WITH FIRE SINCE IT IS MADE OF GRASS.
IF FIRE, SAY CHILDREN, NEIGHBORS WILL HELP BUILD NEW ONE

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