On the left of the picture is a single tree in front of which the scaffolding for a new semi-circular house has been erected. The tree casts a long shadow on the wall of the house. It is a one-storey building made of clay bricks with a flat roof. Part of the building is lower. At one corner of the house, a goat is tethered to a wooden scaffold. Four people are sitting in front of the house; they are only slightly recognisable, there are at least four men. On the right-hand side of the picture, nine people are standing in front of two completed semi-circular houses. From left to right, there are two girls in light-coloured dresses, three women in floor-length dresses with shawls and headgear, three scantily clad children and a man wearing trousers, a jacket and a hat.