Which extraordinary earthquake-resistant wooden architecture, built on massive diagonal tree-trunk pillars without nails, serves as the ancestral chief's house in South Nias?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Omo Sebua
- Step 1: Omo Sebua in Bawomataluo, South Nias, is the communal palace of the village ruler (tuhenori). Step 2. Built on dozens of gigantic un-nailed timber stilts resting on stone boulders, its three-dimensional triangulation flexes during earthquakes without collapsing. Answer: Omo Sebua. Why not the others: Commoner houses on Nias are called Omo Hada.
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