1. Standalone house, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:

While many houses take the form of compounds, people may build stand-alone structures that might later be added on to, creating an enclosed courtyard. Here, one side of the building is wattle-and-daub construction, the other side made by an atakpame (coursed earth) technique and later plastered. The wattle-and-daub technique allows walls to be built quickly, the frame ("wattle") allowing the daub to be placed without the need to let lower levels of the wall dry before adding upper levels. Ahenkro, July-August, 1986.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Atakpame

Subjects Facet:

Plastering; Thatched roofs; Wattle and daub; Building, Clay; Housing

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1986

Date searchable:

1986-07/08

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.164591, -2.355672