Houses belonging to a chief in Gomoro. They were connected by bamboo poles so that if one was broken into at night persons in the neighbouring houses would be alerted. Note the musa ensete, or false bananas, in the background (Massaia VI, 9)

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Date of image

19th century

Place

Gomoro

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Ethiopia Engraved / Link Ethiopia — Habesha History corpus

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Massaia VI, 9

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