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A Turkana woman makes the final ties to the dome-shaped framework of her home. In wet weather,hides will be laid on top and secured with leather thongs.
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Detail of the beadworks created by the women's groups in Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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A Samburu blacksmith fashions a spear from an iron rod. Blacksmiths have their own special clan within the tribe and are not allowed to marry girls from other clans. Their skills are handed down from father to son. This man will take two days to make a spear for which he will be paid a goat.
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Lake Baringo, one of only two freshwater lakes of the Eastern Rift, lies in a shallow basin surrounded by hills where poor agricultural practices have led to bad soil erosion. In consequence, the lakes waters are red with suspended solids.The Il Chamus people live near the lake shores and on the islands.
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A Samburu woman sews a leather cloak for her younger brother. For several weeks before a boy is circumcised,he must wear a charcoal-blackened cloak,which is made from three goatskins.
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A Swahili woman in Lamu makes makuti, a coconut palm thatch used extensively as a roofing material on houses all along the East African Coast.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
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Mohamed Thuruani, a skilled craftsman of 17 years standing in Lamu, sits outside his home while putting the finishing touches to a model dhow.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast.
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Seated on a typical coast stool, a Swahili man stitches strips of woven palm fronds into a mat in one of Pates narrow streets.All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds.
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A signwriter chisels the name onto the side of a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, after repairs to the vessel at the boatyard at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans. Fine marquetry work is another age old skill of local craftsmen.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat at Faza on Pate Island. The centuries old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
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A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu style chair embellished with marquetry.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD. The islands importance lies in the fact that it has the only certain source of sweet groundwater in the entire district.
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The Turkana are skilled craftsmen. The people of Kalakol on the shores of Lake Turkana weave attractive baskets from the dried fronds of doum palms (Hyphaene compressa). Vegetable dyes are used to create the simple but effective patterns. A child plays while his parents work.
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A man stitches together woven strips of palm fronds to make a large floor mat at Matondoni,Lamu Island. The place has been famous for making traditional wooden sailing boats for a century or more.
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A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans. Fine marquetry work is another age old skill of local craftsmen.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A shipwright drills a hole to repair a wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. The centuries old technology of the bow drill he uses is ideal for places where there is no electricity.Kisingitini is the centre of the islands fishing industry with crayfish being the fishermens prized catch.
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