Forming earthen balls for building a coursed earth atakpame wall

Kofi Shie (centre), a legally blind artisan and knowledge holder, sits on the ground and to his left, Kwaku Nsuah bent over with hoe in hand to mix and form earth while others work around them. The two builders form earth into balls for building earth-wall structures at the Banda Cultural Centre. Behind Kofi Shie are jerry cans containing water transported to the site for mixing earth. Banda-Ahenkro, Banda District, Ghana.