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Surveying South Sotho Built Environments: Stories of Continuity and Change

By David M. M. Riep, Colorado State University
Throughout history, the built environment of South Sotho speakers has responded to cross-cultural interactions and actively changing social situations from the time of their arrival into the central…

Gate to the Emir's Palace, Zaria: Hausa Cultural Proclamation

By Madilyn DeVito, Cleveland State University
Located in the old part of Zaria, known as Birnin Zazzau (walled city of Zaria) or Zaria City, the gate (kofar gida) to the Emir's palace stands out as a colorful representation of the Hausa people…

Home of Chief Isekhure: The Remodeling of a Traditional Chief's Home and its Destruction

By Kathy Curnow
The Oba's chief priest, educated in Canada, remodeled his traditional home in 1995. Stripped of his title in January, 2017 for offenses against the new monarch, Oba Ewuare II, parts of his house were…

Oba's Palace, Benin City, Nigeria: Site of the Benin Kingdom's Monarchy for Centuries

By Kathy Curnow
The present dynasty built its palace on an earlier dynasty's cemetery, incorporating the ancestors who owned the land.

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