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

Traditional loam house in the area of the Somba tribe, Koussoucoingou, Atakora Department, Benin