The hun’ge was a semi-subterranean assembly and dance house, the largest structure in the principal village or capital of the tribelet, and it was owned by the headman. This sacred community center served for dances, meetings, social gatherings, and religious ceremonies, analogous to churches and other houses of worship. Its construction and care were guided by ritual and great moral obligation that only a headman or “captain” could bear, so roundhouses were either destroyed or abandoned after the death of their owners. Four large center poles and beams supported the roof and held both structural and spiritual importance. Near the rear wall, between the two rear poles, was the foot drum tu’mma, traditionally made from a half section of hollow oak log placed over a pit and stamped by the drummer to set the rhythm for dancers. In earlier times, the hun’ge was forty or fifty feet in diameter with an earth-covered roof. The hun’ge at Chaw’se has the essential features common to traditional roundhouses and is actively used throughout the year by the Native American community.