How do you build a Zulu hut?

Question

im doing a project on africa and i need to build an African Zulu Hut. I need to find out how to build it and what materials did they you?

please and thank you.

Answer 1

Thatch,why would u wanna do that?

Answer 2

It is a shame (for tourists anyway) that they couldn't do the cow dung floor (see Darths attached link) . - I saw a polished floor in Montaqu at a small museum. My understanding was that it was either dung or urine over peach pits. Quite fetching as a finished product though I doubt I would be too thrilled to do the work myself! lol

Could not find a site at ananzi on Dung floors in South Africa but I did find a paper at the link attached that tells you how it is done.

Answer 3

First you have to make a frame of saplings and then you have to cover it with thatch grass. The following website might give you an idea and what materials are traditionally used.

http://www.scouting.org.za/seeds/zuluhut...