Usually representing spirits, ancestors or the primordial couple, these figures were placed in shrines and treated with great respect. Through a wide range of style, scale, belief and function the couples depicted share a timeless, serene equality necessary to the continuity of their societies.

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Award-winning Japanese Architect, Shigeru Ban, signs deal to design new homes for thousands of refugees in Kenya

© 1999 Rwanda emergency shelter by Shigeru Ban

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© 1999 Rwanda emergency shelter by Shigeru Ban

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© UNHCR and Shigeru Ban to Design For Refugees in Kalobeyei Refugee Camp, Kenya

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© Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney 03

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© Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney 02

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© Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney

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© 1999 Rwanda emergency shelter by Shigeru Ban

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© 1999 Rwanda emergency shelter by Shigeru Ban

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