Security Consciousness in Indigenous Nigerian Houses: A Preliminary Survey of Yoruba Ethno-medical Devices

Atolagbe, A. M. O.

doi:10.1080/09735070.2011.11886392

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“…By their small sizes, less than 600 (w) X 600 (h) windows served as anti-burglary devices that would not permit burglars, aggressors or other foreign, mischievous individuals from gaining entrance into the compounds. The small, unsecured entrances could then be fortified with indigenous security tools like 'subsire' (fall-for-me-I-fall-for-you joke), "gbalemo' (sweep the environment clean) often effected with potent charms; like a hanging bunch of brooms, tabs, knots and other potent ethno-medical devices often concealed around, or buried at the threshold of the main entrance to the house (Atolagbe, 2011a).…”

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House-form and day-lighting: A spatial evaluation of residents satisfaction in Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Atolagbe¹

2013

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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This study examines the adequacy of natural lighting in the different house forms across the residential zones of Ogbomoso, based on the satisfaction rating of residents. Households from sampled houses across the residential zones of the city were interviewed on their level of satisfaction with natural lighting in their apartments. Comparisons were made between the satisfaction levels in the indigenous, high residential zone (with small windows), and the medium and low, residential density zones of the city (with larger windows), respectively. The result shows that the Brazilian, face-me-I-face-you houses in the medium density zone of the city have better natural lighting than both the compound houses and nuclear family apartments in the high and low residential density zones of the city, respectively.

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