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elements. At the end we see the rim of the thatched roof (A) of the upper kitchen from under
the flat roof.
The gap between the 'bed' of thala and the 'stomach' of thala, just about where Buba stands in
Plate 25c, seems to serve as an entry to the bed element. Plate 26a and 26b below show that
one could not step across that gap into the front passageway because the two thala elements
formed an interconnected adobe wall (A) which runs parallel to the front dry stone wall (B).
Plate 26a: Passageway between front wall
of thala and outer house wall (first view)
Plate 26b: Passageway between front wall
of thala and outer house wall (second view)
Plate 26c: Opening of the 'stomach' of thala
faces the front wall of the house
Plate 26d: View of the inside of 'stomach'
of thala from the top towards the front wall
Plate 26a shows the upper kitchen at the end (C) and we recognise the opening of the
'stomach' of thala (D) to the left. Plate 26b shows a view further down the passageway, and
gives us a close-up of the entrance of the upper kitchen. On the left we see the stone masonry
(E) around the bottom of the opening marked (D) in Plate 26a. To reach the opening of the
'stomach' of thala one had to walk around both house shrine elements, but it was closer to the
lower kitchen than to the upper kitchen. We can also see the flat-thatched ceiling (F) of the
foyer area carrying the roof of thala, and we will later see the same wooden supports forming
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