Raised granary made of woven flax mats, Bougouni village, Mali

"Bamana villages are called duguw. They are comprised of compounds, often set off in the eastern Bamana country by mud brick walls. In this region, houses are usually rectangular and constructed of mud brick with roofs of wooden poles overlaid with dried mud. In the western and southern Bamana country, houses are usually round with thatch roofs. However, in recent years, rectangular mud brick construction has been increasingly adopted in this area." [Imperato P., 2001: Legends, Sorcerers, and Enchanted Lizards, Door Locks of the Bamana of Mali, Africana Publishing Company]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17,1970.