The following was written almost a year ago in a peaceful park full of straw hut sculptures in Dar-es-Salaam. I was planning to pursue the sketchy observations with a more academic pursuit of how widespread the concept of straw hut museums is, and to compare it with the beloved wood hut museums in my own country, Norway. The academic analysis of the practice of collecting traditional huts in open air museums has, however, yet to happen. I the meantime I pass on the first impressions from the Village Museum in Dar with the wonderful elephant grass hut installations.
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