Cousin · Igbo, Nigeria

impluvium house

A West African house built around an open central rain basin.

Traditional Igbo compounds, especially in the Anambra area of Nigeria, include houses with a central opening in the roof and a basin below, collecting rainwater in the middle of the house.

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