Wood sculptures in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house') in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house') in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) man coming out of a granary on the roof his fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house'), Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Batammariba building in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa

Earth tower house, called takienta, of Batammariba people in Koutammakou region, La Kara, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Old Batammariba woman standing in the granary on top of her takienta, the traditional earth tower house of Koutammakou region, La Kara, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Earth tower house, called takienta, of Batammariba people in Koutammakou region, La Kara, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Earth tower house, called takienta, of Batammariba people in Koutammakou region, La Kara, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Batammariba mother in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa

Batammariba house building in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa

Batammariba man in a Koutammakou village in North Togo, West Africa, Africa