Placing Atakpame balls, Dompofie, 1982

Description:

A skilled builder (Akwasi Nyua Tonyaa) places atakpame balls on the previously laid and dried course of earthen wall. He carefully molds the moist earthen ball to the dry course to ensure a strong wall. Dompofie, September, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16762; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17172

Location(s) Facet:

Dompofie

Subjects:

Techniques; Atakpame

Subjects Facet:

Building, Clay; Housing

Identifier:

33

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-09

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Dompofie; 8.148574, -2.367172

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.148574, -2.367172