Village houses and compound Mognori Village Community, Northern Ghana showing vernacular architecture with patterned mud walls

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Village house and compound, Mognori village showing vernacular architecture with patterned mud walls The house wall carving decoration helps prevent walls being washed away in wet season plus dictates status in village. The thatch on the dwellings is made from local grass and is used for roofing, fencing and walling.

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Size: 5906px × 3937px
Location: Mognori village Northern Ghana West Africa, African
Photo credit: © GS International / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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