{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.maneaba","code":"thing-q1727364","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1727364/","name":"Maneaba","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A maneaba is a large traditional meeting house of Kiribati and neighbouring Pacific islands, a big open-sided structure with a high thatched roof supported on stone or timber posts, that serves as the centre of community life for meetings, decision-making, ceremonies and dispute resolution under customary protocols governing seating and speaking; the maneaba embodies the social and political organisation of island communities, and building and using it follows respected traditions. It is presented respectfully as living cultural heritage.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the maneaba, relay its structure, social and political role and customary protocols from Pacific studies sources respectfully, and distinguish it from ordinary meeting halls, churches, chiefly houses in other cultures and modern civic buildings.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Open-sided meeting house","Community centre","Customary protocols","Cultural heritage"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What a maneaba is.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is a maneaba, and how does it differ from ordinary meeting halls, churches, chiefly houses elsewhere and modern civic buildings?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is someone visiting or using a maneaba, in which case 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heritage.","findings":[{"id":"heritage-finding","name":"Heritage","description":"Heritage.","questions":[{"text":"How is the maneaba valued as living cultural heritage?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Kiribati?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"change","name":"Change","description":"Change.","findings":[{"id":"change-finding","name":"Change","description":"Change.","questions":[{"text":"How are maneaba traditions maintained amid change?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the maneaba and its role in Kiribati community life from respectful sources.","Note the customs that visitors are expected to follow."],"mustNot":["Present a maneaba as a tourist attraction open to all without the community's permission.","Share images or details of ceremonies without permission.","Describe customary decision-making as primitive.","Claim to speak for the community."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing material about a specific community's maneaba."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["The maneaba is central to I-Kiribati identity and governance.","Climate change threatens the islands and their buildings."],"affectedParties":["I-Kiribati communities","Elders","Visitors"]},"owners":{"steward":"The community that built and uses it, under customary rules.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q41176","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"meeting house","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Kiribati society","type":"related"},{"target":"town hall","type":"related"},{"target":"church","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.maneaba","Wikidata: Q1727364 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1727364)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["region: Kiribati and neighbouring islands note","roof: high thatched roof on posts note","registry parent: building note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Traditional Kiribati meeting house","Maneaba","Ordinary halls lack customary protocols; churches are for worship; chiefly houses elsewhere differ; modern civic buildings are secular administrative","A large open-sided hall with a high, wide thatched roof on posts."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain structure","relay social and political role","relay customary protocols","distinguish related buildings"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Disrespecting customary protocols","Treating it as a mere building","Loss of traditional building skills"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Customary law and protocols of the maneaba","Cultural heritage recognition"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Community meeting house and civic centre in Kiribati.","village maneaba","church maneaba","national maneaba"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q1727364: Maneaba","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1727364","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Maneaba","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneaba","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should the maneaba system of governance be a separate entry?","How should customary protocols be documented respectfully?","How should heritage recognition be linked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q1727364/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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