Thursday 13 November 2014

Benin. Tata Somba.

The Somba people live in unique homes called Tata Somba (Somba house).
Each house is fortified, and found inside the fields of sorghum, corn and millet.
They are structured so that the kitchen and animals are on the main floor, while the granaries and sleeping rooms are on the roof.
And at the entrance, an altar for their animist beliefs always can be found as well as some fetish hanging near the door.
This was my home for a night.
An experience I will not soon forget.