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The Architecture Crepissage

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The rainy season gradually erodes the mud plaster, which has to be recoated each year in a process known as the crepissage, which is undertaken by designated individuals known as the Masons Usually a day-to-day activity, it becomes an elaborate community ceremony when the Great Mosque needs re-plastering...

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  • Title: The Architecture Crepissage
  • Location Created: Djenne
  • Rights: © Sophie Sarin
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