Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862-1943. author · Westminster A. Constable and Company · leaf 136
io8 TRAVELS AND LIFE IN ASHANTI AND JAMAN the hut opposite mine, which was of a curious and unusual design. Its floor was not raised more than a few inches from the ground, but to compensate for this it had a fourth wall, pierced in the centre by a wide doorway. It had also a small verandah, the… … PANEL OVER DOORWAV OF HUT IN AUTHOR's HOUSE AT KUMASI. arches, the design of which I have no doubt had been copied from the Dutch houses of Elmina. The arches were ornamented with designs in relief, and were whitewashed, while the lower part or dado was of the usual polished red clay and covered…
Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862-1943 -- Travel -- Africa · Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862-1943 · Ashanti (African people) -- Social life and customs · Travel · Ashanti (Kingdom) -- Description and travel · Ghana -- Description and travel · Ghana -- History · Jaman, Africa -- Description and travel · Africa -- Ashanti (Kingdom) · Africa · Ghana
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