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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The Plight of African Vernacular Architecture

© Ghana Mosque corner Larabanga Mosque reputed to be one of the oldest sub-Saharan mosques and Qurans (submitted by Pratt Cassity)

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© Lesotho -litema- design painted on a Basotho rondeval (submitted by Edith Dunn)

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© Ethiopia home being constructed with a bamboo frame (submitted by Abby Morris)

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© Swaziland wall being constructed of a wood frame with rocks and will be plastered with mud (submitted by Jon Sojkowski)

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© Malawi Sam's village thatch collected in Salima which is regarded as the best (submitted by the Landirani Trust)

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© Namibia chicken coop (submitted by Gentiana Iacob)

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© Zambia triangular window pattern on an outdoor kitchen (submitted by Roberto Di Nuzzo)

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© Lesotho -litema- design painted on a Basotho rondeval (submitted by Edith Dunn)

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© Ghana Mosque corner Larabanga Mosque reputed to be one of the oldest sub-Saharan mosques and Qurans (submitted by Pratt Cassity)

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© Lesotho -litema- design painted on a Basotho rondeval (submitted by Edith Dunn)

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