new, lower part of village with school and some houses, next to large seasonal pond; also some satellite housing clusters strung out along the base of the mountain; farming and herding, extensive rice fields at base of mountain, millet fields farther out; gardens (date palms, banana, cassava, sugar cane, African eggplant); doum palm groves; the major pottery center in the Douentza area (waterjars, ablution bowls) using black clay from nearby seasonal pond, usually carried on heads to Douentza market
