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The Azande are an ethnic group of Central Africa. The name Niam-Niam was frequently used by foreigners to refer to the Azande in the 18th and early 19th century. The types of houses that the Azande built were made from mud and grass, which they framed around wooden poles and thatched with grass. Each household was built around a courtyard so that they can gather and converse with each other. Adjacent to these courtyards were kitchen gardens that were for plants that did not require large scale farming such as pineapples and mangos. Africa illustrated by William. R. Smith; illustrated by the most eminent artists, 1889 (cropped and cleaned).