Fiji, -18.0, 178.01915/1930Postcard (color, white border, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled: Fijian Bure - The bure was made of natural materials—reeds, hardwood posts, stones, bamboo, sinnet, and ferns. A cooking hearth was placed inside for it was believed that the continual billowing of the smoke preserved the wood and thatch. There were no doors. The floors in bures were packed down dirt or clay covered up with coconut leaf mats. No descriptive text on reverse.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard CollectionThatched buildings--FijiDwellings--FijiPostcards--FijiFijian BureStillImage