Colourful Earth Houses Of Burkina Faso

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The African country Burkina Faso is poor but has all the raw materials it needs to produce beautiful homes like these in Tiébélé. They are made of a sun-dried mix of clay, soil, straw and cow droppings moistened to a perfect mortar, mixed by foot to create strong pottery-like structures. The dwellings are then painted with colored mud and chalk that tell stories of the ancient tribe's culture.

image credit: rita willaert

image credit: rita willaert

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