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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 13. House platform (whata), or upper story: 1, longitudinal joists (tarewa); 2, crossbeams (vae); 3, cross pieces forming floor (papa); 4, opening (ngutu whata, door of platform); 5, ladder (ara); 6, longitudinal beams (hapai); 7, posts; 8, wall plates; 9, principal rafters

Figure 13. House platform (whata), or upper story: 1, longitudinal joists (tarewa); 2, crossbeams (vae); 3, cross pieces forming floor (papa); 4, opening (ngutu whata, door of platform); 5, ladder (ara); 6, longitudinal beams (hapai); 7, posts; 8, wall plates; 9, principal rafters.

Figure 13. House platform (whata), or upper story: 1, longitudinal joists (tarewa); 2, crossbeams (vae); 3, cross pieces forming floor (papa); 4, opening (ngutu whata, door of platform); 5, ladder (ara); 6, longitudinal beams (hapai); 7, posts; 8, wall plates; 9, principal rafters.