Cob: Thin walls

[goshawk at gnat.net]

In West Africa, Mostly Ghana, but also some in Nigeria and Cameroons as well. 
It's been a while (20 years or so years ago) but I spent three years there and I wasn't as focused 
on building then as I am now but I don't recall any wattle and daub and from conversations with 
my sister and her husband whom spent 10 years over there, I don't think it was used. The clay 
was red however, I do recall that.  


On 7 May 00, at 6:56, Sarah Kopp wrote:

> Where in Africa?  I have seen the round, spiral actually, homes in the
> Masai Mara of southern Kenya and the walls are very thin but I think it is
> actually wattle and daub.  That is, some kind of woven brush framework
> that is plastered over.  Unfortunately I did not see any under
> construction and my focus was on cooking fuel and deforestation at that
> time, not housing issues.
> 
> Sarah
> Tsfat, Israel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: goshawk at gnat.net <goshawk at gnat.net>
> To: Coblist <coblist at deatech.com>
> Date: ùáú 06 îàé 2000 08:30
> Subject: Re: Cob: Thin walls
> 
>  
Pat Newberry
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