For the Dani tribe and some tribes who inhabit the central mountains of Papua, Honai is known for a long time in Jayawijaya district. That is, honai is specially designed as a house that protects from the cold. Until now, honai is hereditary still built according to local tradition and condition.
In formulating war and traditional festivities, the people of papua usually do it in honai adult male, precisely in the basement. Discussion, democracy, dialogue and debate about economic life, regional security, sharing experiences and thinking about sustainability are usually also dialogued. Honai bagain below is also used for treasure storage. For the Dani tribe, the bottom honai is often used to store mummies. The bedrooms are located at the top of honai and ebeai.
Interestingly, honai and ebeai are also places of special education. Honai adult male special for adult males and adults. There they are grown men taught about many things to prepare for life when stepping on adulthood. Honai grown men should not be inhabited by women.
For ebeai or honai for women, honai serves to conduct educational process for adult women. There lived girls and boys, and mothers. In the honai or ebeai the mothers teach the things that girls will face once it is time to marry or marry. For boys, their stay in honai women is only temporary. When they get older they will move to honai adult male.
Honai is round. Honai roof is conical or dome (dome). The material used to build the roof, which is using alang-alang or straw. The size of the honai is usually 5 meters to 7 meters. Honai inhabited by women is usually shorter. Rattan, forest ropes (roots), reeds, hemispheres or boards, and wood for poles.