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Architects of Ayorou
FRANCE · 1970

Architects of Ayorou

Jean Rouch
vernacular architecture traditional building methods Niger River communities domestic life cultural practices
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Synopsis

Traditional houses and new architecture in Ayorou, an island on the River Niger in the archipelago of Tillaberi. The village and its activities; the building of the house of a newly-wed young man.

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