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Tanzania, Zanzibar, Stone Town. A painted carved wooden door of a house in Stone Town.
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Tanzania, Zanzibar, Stone Town. Door of a house that belonged to Tippu Tip, the richest of Zanzibars late c19th slave traders.
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Tanzania, Zanzibar, Stone Town. A fine old carved wooden door of a house in Stone Town.
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Tanzania, Zanzibar, Stone Town. The massive teak doors of Beit al-ajaib or House of Wonders, Zanzibars best-known historic building. Built by Sultan Barghash in 1883.
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A Mursi woman wearing a large clay lip plate and ear ornaments to match.Shortly before marriage, a girls lower lip will be pierced and progressively stretched over a year or so while some of her teeth will be removed for the plate to fit snugly. The size of the lip plate often determines the quantum of the bride price. The reason for this singular practice is not fully understood but Mursi women
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Looking out past a massive door of the Sankore mosque in the 16C part of the old city of Timbuktu designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988
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