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The Gurunsi Architecture in Burkina Faso

The Gurunsi country is located at the southern border of Burkina Faso and Ghana. It has a very unique architecture. This is what this gallery is intending to present.

The Gurunsi (Kassena) tribe live in fortified houses in the Tiebélé region on the border of Burkina Faso and Ghana. The Gurunsi women create beautiful abstract frescoes that decorate the walls of their mud huts, situated in a round formation. The Gurunsi architecture, known for the beauty of its functional lines, inspired the Swiss vanguard architect Le Corbusier.
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