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Figure 10: Thatch-covered conical roofs of cylindrical houses in a Matakam compound, Cameroon.

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Thatch-roofed huts on a hillside in the highlands of central Lesotho, near Semonkong.

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building construction

In construction: Primitive building: the Stone Age
The usual roofing material was thatch: dried grasses or reeds tied together in small bundles, which in turn were tied in an overlapping pattern to the light wooden poles that spanned between the rafters. Horizontal thatched roofs leak rain badly, but, if they are placed at the proper angle, the…
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history of roofs

In roof
…constructed by man were probably thatched roofs that were made of straw, leaves, branches, or reeds; they were usually set at a slope, or pitch, so that rainfall could drain off them. Conical thatched roofs are a good example of this type and are still widely used in the rural…
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use by Serer

In Serer
…square or round huts of thatched reed or millet stalk. Compounds are not grouped in distinguishable hierarchies, and each compound is autonomous. In polygynous families, each wife has a separate hut. A bride-price, usually in livestock, is required. Inheritance and succession are matrilineal. Many Serer have remained animists, but conversion…
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