Zulu House and Kraal (Kafir Village)
Above left: Painting: Zulu kraal near Umlazi Natal by George French Angas, 1849; Above right: Zulu house structure in construction.
Bantu Culture, Includes South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, and Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique; from pre-historic times, still in use. Materials: wooden sticks structure, thatch from braided split reeds and grass; termite mound mixed with dung sets into resilient stone-polishable flooring. Data for CG model: |
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