These buildings, decorated with geometric patterns, are located in the village of Thiébere in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa.

This is a cassena (Kassena(1) People in the past have done this to their houses.ornamentThe houses in this photo are the first of their kind in Burkina Faso. In the region from southern Burkina Faso to northern Ghana, many houses like the one in this photo have been seen. However, these decorations seem to be seen less and less nowadays.

These houses have walls made of clay and painted with plant fibers and minerals, which requires an economic burden for the regular care of the houses. In addition, heavy rains have caused them to collapse, leading to the use of tin roofs and other building materials.

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