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Chabu house or Asee

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Lateral view of a Chabu family house and different elements of the household. The roof (dhoqo) made of palm tree leaves and grass (kanaa) covers the wooden structure made of vertical posts (rektan).

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

E09

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Outside of a Chabu house

Cultural group

Chabu

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Mashi, Gambela

Materials

Wood

Cultural context/event

Building

Social group setting

Family

Location

Home

Date of creation

2021-08-14

Unique ID

2019LG07-E09-1255