Helping
I was told that this village was of the Gurunsi tribe. That they were known for their beautifully painted houses. You can see an example of their art work here. It is the women who are the artists.
We spent the night in this village. We slept in tents, though. The houses of the Gurunsi are small and difficult to enter. The doorway is about 3 feet high and immediately upon getting the upper part of your body in the house, you encounter a wall, also about 3 feet high. It is a defensive measure. The huts have no doors, just a doorway.
It is dark inside the houses. I don’t remember any windows, just the light from the door. The women kept their cooking utensils placed neatly along the wall. I think I remember that their clay pots were also decorated. I know for sure the home was attractive. I tried to get some photos of the inside and when I find them, I’ll show you.
Right now I’m looking through my slides from a West African trip I made with TransAfrica.biz. in 2000. We camped a lot and I don’t especially like to camp, but camping put us in the right place at the right time for photography.