Shabono

{{Short description|Temporary homes made by the Yanomami people}} thumb|right| Aerial view of a Yanomami shabono in northern Brazil. Outlying buildings are for the privacy of newlywed couples, or may be used for the preparation of game and fish. thumb|left|Interior of Yanomami shabono, showing circular structure with separate divisions for each family around a central communal space.A '''''shabono''''' (also '''''xapono''''', '''''shapono''''', or '''''yano''''') is a hut used by the Yanomami, an Indigenous people in extreme southern Venezuela and extreme northern Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/yanomami |title=The Yanomami |access-date=29 March 2020 |work=Survival International}}</ref>

Used as temporary homes, traditionally constructed mainly of thatched palm leaves and wood, shabonos are built in clearings in the jungle, using the wood cleared to build a palisade with a thatched roof that has a hole in the middle.

In traditional villages, multiple shabonos, each conical or rectangular in shape, surround a central open space. Each family unit has its own area within a given shabono separated by a wooden post. These would be a home for around 50 people.

== See also == * Kraal

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