Africa

City of Mud

Some marvellous architecture master pieces...

Details from the walls of the Mosque at Bani, in Burkina Faso flickr.com

Mud mosque, Bani, Burkina Faso | Daddy Bucko on flickr

Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali | SmugMug

Larabanga Mosque,Ghana |Pinterest

Old mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso. Burkina Faso | © Johan Gerrits

Mosquée Ghamadis old - Libye |Photo Eric Lafforgue on flickr

Village mosque, Niger River, Mali| notesfromcamelidcountry.net

mosque in Yaama, Niger| beautifulmosque.com

El Atteuf Sidi Brahim Mosque - Algeria |Faranji's photos on Flickr
Adobe construction

Made in Africa

Amazing gourds

Carved, inlaid of beads, made of leather, calabash ... these master pieces were used by our ancestor as gourd. Today, they awe our fashionable interior.

Milk Vessel, Jug of the Turkana-people 

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Palm wine container | Grassfields region of Cameroon
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Gourd Horniman Museum and Gardens

Turkana peoples Calabash The Met

Cameroon Gourd with Fulani pod necklace
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Milk gourd Ethiopia Bruno Mignot

Ritual object for fertility from the Bashada people, Ethiopia africamuseum.be

Bamileke people of the Grassfields of Cameroon amyas.net

Cameroon calabash canteen amyas.net

Aging beautifully

African Vessel

These daily objects, functional and certainly elegant too, are the proof that minimalism started ages ago with our ancestor.

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Bonjour Bibiche

Greek Antique Terracotta Oil Jar with Iron Stand alhambraantiques.com

French Antique Oil Jar alhambraantiques.com

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Nikaido Akihiro-san's cup artpropelled.tumblr.com

Made in Africa

African Vessel

Made of terracotta, wood or calabash ... these delicate pieces of art give to your home a unique decor.

Bottle. Igbo peoples. Nigeria Smithsonian

Honey port from the Mandinka people of Guinea Thomaston Place Auction

Vessel-Azande,-Africa-Angola veniceclayartists.com

Shea Butter Jar Republic of Benin or Nigeria artic.edu

Storage Jar made by Malian Bamana artist Djege Coulibaly artsconnected.org

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A family retreat in Djerba

African house of local and natural elements ...

Oasis Menzel is a guenine african house. It's warm and charm are brought by its natural elements and simplicity.

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