The Masons of Djenne

Trevor H. J. Marchand

The Masons of Djenne
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Country
United States
Published
8 June 2009
Pages
376
ISBN
9780253220721

The Masons of Djenne

Trevor H. J. Marchand

The town of Djenne on the Bani River in Mali has been a thriving settlement for more than two millennia. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders’ houses, Djenne remains one of Africa’s most distinctive cities. The Masons of Djenne follows Trevor Marchand after he signs on as a builder’s apprentice. Marchand takes readers on his journey from raw laborer to skilled craftsman. He explores the professional associations of masons, their social networks, training regimes, and changing fortunes. With his fellow builders, he produces mud bricks and plasters, constructs walls and ceilings, and sculpts rooftop crenellations using specialized tools. Marchand describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the unique urban environment of Djenne.

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