Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Dantata And His Groundnut Pyramids


Alhaji Alhassan Dantata invented the groundnut pyramid in Kano in the early 20's. It was a symbol of wealth and also a tourist attraction. He was a very prominent groundnut merchant who supplied the Royal Niger Company with most of it's groundnut demands. Each pyramid held about 15,000 bags of groundnut, stacked up to await supply.
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