BOUSILLEGE CONSTRUCTION
 The method and materials used in the construction
of the plantation house was bousillege entre'pateaux, mud
between post. The bousillege is made of clay, river sand and
moss, to hold the mixture together. The bousillege is formed
into a tache', a loaf, and hung on the barreauxs, sticks between
the cypress beams or posts, that form the walls. The bousillege
formed a solid mud wall that was plastered and then painted.
This bousillege formed a wonderful and very effective insulation.
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