Stern Faces
It ain’t always easy gettin’ a smile…
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Boukoumbe
I had a chance to visit the far northwest corner of Benin last month, home to the Somba people and their fascinating architecture: Known as a “Tata Somba” this mud fortresses keeps cool inside, while protecting the inhabitants from invasion. Historically, the Sombas kept their animals in the ground floor and slept upstairs under the [...]
The Pulaku Project
