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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. A group of Muslim women and an old man wait for a ferry boat at Shela pier.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. A Muslim woman with a face veil wearing a brightly coloured wrap.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town wearing a buibui or face veil with a brightly decorated wrap to offset her black dress.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town wearing a buibui or face veil but dressed in an attractively decorated black dress.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town wearing a buibui or face veil but dressed in an attractive embroidered black dress.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A Muslim woman of Lamu town elegantly dressed in a buibui or face veil.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. The small sheltered harbour at Shela on Lamu Island.
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The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.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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Kenya. A Lamu woman in fashionable Muslim dress watches the procession to mark Maulidi, from an elevated archway.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. Swahili men celebrate a Muslim festival with a dance on the waterfront at Lamu town.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A young Muslim boy of Lamu town wearing a kofia or traditional Lamu embroidered hat.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. An old resident of Lamu town dressed in his kofia or embroidered Muslim hat.
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A Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil.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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Lamu waterfront at night.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD. The island's importance lies in the fact that it has the only certain source of sweet groundwater in the entire district.
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The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.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.The town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001 because it is the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement i
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A mashua sails into the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island.Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel.
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The harbour at Lamu Island.Lamu town already existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and flourished more recently between 1650 and 1900.The town is said to have been founded by one or more royal immigrants from the Arabian or Persian regions on the Caliphate.In culture, Lamu belongs to the distinctive civilisation called Swahill.
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The harbour at Lamu Island.Lamu town already existed in the 14th and 15th centuries and flourished more recently between 1650 and 1900.The town is said to have been founded by one or more royal immigrants from the Arabian or Persian regions on the Caliphate.
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Kenya. A man in Lamu makes a call from an attractive archway during the procession to mark Maulidi.
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Kenya. A happy young Muslim boy from Lamu during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu with eye make-up for Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. Completed around 1821, Lamu s massive ancient fort dominates a busy street to its rear.
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Kenya. Two old men from Lamu relax outside their shop in the main square leading to Lamu Fort.
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Kenya, A teacher plays a flute during prayers attended by students of an Islamic school, or madrassa, at Shela.
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A Swahili woman dressed in black to signify her Muslim faith walks through the narrow streets of Lamu town. 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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Muslim women with face veils walk along one of the many busy, narrow streets of Lamu town.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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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu keeps rhythm with a tambourine during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu watches Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A happy Muslim boy from Lamu during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim man from Lamu with a red-henna beard. Stained when they have participated in a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with numerous dhows anchored in the harbour.
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Kenya. A Muslim girl from Lamu relaxing on the stone bench at the entrance porch to her home.
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Kenya. One of Lamu s maze of narrow streets. Hand carts or donkeys are the sole means of transport.
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Kenya. One of Lamu s maze of narrow streets. Hand carts or donkeys are the sole means of transport.
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Kenya. One of Lamu s maze of narrow streets. Hand carts or donkeys are the sole means of transport.
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Kenya. The busy main street of Lamu. Hand carts and donkeys are the sole means of transport through the narrow streets.
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In the late afternoon, Muslim men perform the Shabuwani along the waterfront at Lamu town during the annual Lamu festival.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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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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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 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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One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. 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.The town was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001 because it is the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa.
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Sand dunes and an unspoilt beach west of Shela, formerly a small hamlet with an unhurried pace of life forty five minutes walk from Lamu town. Development in recent years has turned Shela into a popular tourist resort but the beach is still unspoilt.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil.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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A group of Lamu women wearing traditional Islamic dress and face veils gather for a festive occasion.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A Swahili student in Lamu practices Arabic calligraphy. Each year, students on the island participate in a competition to keep this art alive.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum.This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate and Lamu Islands to herald religious and festive occasions or to alert the community of danger.
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A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum.This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate and Lamu Islands to herald religious and festive occasions or to alert the community of danger.
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Kenya. A procession of the faithful singing and dancing through Lamu s narrow streets during the procession for Maulidi.
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Kenya. A jovial man relaxes before the start of the procession for Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A flag bearer prepares to leave the Riyadha Mosque on procession to mark Maulidi; celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A joyful Muslim procession during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. Muhammad Hisham Kabban, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, visiting Lamu island during Maulidi.
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Kenya. Muhammad Hisham Kabban, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, visiting Lamu island during Maulidi.
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Kenya. The Swahili elite, Wangwana, perform the traditional stick dance during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. The Swahili elite, Wangwana, perform the traditional stick dance during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. An old man rests at the side entrance to the Riyadha Mosque after prayers.
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Kenya. The Riyadha Mosque at dusk. The gathering point for Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with ancient cast-iron canons guarding the harbour.
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Kenya. Girls from Lamu look out of a barred window of their home, which overlooks a narrow street.
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Kenya. Women from Lamu watch excitedly as Mashua sailing boats participate in a race off Lamu Island.
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Kenya, Mombasa. The water front of the old dhow harbour in Mombasa now used by shallow-drafted vessels for coastal trade.
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Kenya,Masai Mara National Reserve. Portrait of a Maasai woman in traditional costume.
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Kenya,Mombasa. The container terminal at Kilindini Harbour,Mombasa Port.
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Kenya,Mombasa. The old Mombasa harbour waterfront with Fort Jesus at the far left of the picture.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Shela. Modern houses at Shela built in traditional style.
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Kenya,Lamu Island,Lamu. A man pulls a hand cart along the narrow streets of Lamu town. Lamu is a World Heritage Site.
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A wooden sailing boat off Lamu Island. The island's inhabitants are fine sailors.
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Kenya,Coast,Mombasa. A fisherman in a dugout canoe paddles past Fort Jesus and the old town of Mombasa. Only dhows - the wooden sailing vessels of the region - now use the Old Harbour.
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Mali,Dogon Country. An old man,prayer beads in hand,rests near the mosque at Songho.
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Mali,Gao,Hombori. Two men pass by the imam's house at Hombori which is a traditional mud-brick structure in the Sudanese style of architecture.
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Mali,Bamako,Tinan. A Woman in colourful attire at the busy weekly market of Tinan situated between Bamako and Segou.
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Mali,Timbuktu. In the desert north of Timbuktu,a Tuareg man rides his camel across a sand dune. He steers the animal with his feet.
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Kenya,Lamu archipelago,Manda Island. Takwa ruins on Manda Island. They are the ruins of a Muslim town which was abandoned around the 18th Century.
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Africa, Namibia, Skeleton Coast, Walvis Bay. An oil derrick is tied up alongisde in the Walvis Bay Port.
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Dhows sailing off Lamu Island.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel than either the medium sized Jahazi or smaller mashua fishing boats that are commonly seen at Lamu.
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Dhows sailing off Lamu Island.Dhow or Dau is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a dhow is a much larger ocean going vessel than either the medium sized Jahazi or smaller mashua fishing boats that are commonly seen at Lamu.
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A fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior wall of a recently restored house in Lamu town.The design depicts a turtle. The extraordinary skill of Lamus master craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro Arab architecture in the Swahili style. Fortunately, it has been handed down to younger generations. Most of the finest examples of old plasterwork can be found in the traditio
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Passageways and staircases to a house made of coral rag in Lamu town.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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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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Lamu crowds watch a stick fight along the waterfront at Lamu town. This form of combat originates from Oman and demonstrates the close ties between the Lamu archipelago and Oman more than one hundred years ago.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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Lamu crowds watch a stick fight along the waterfront at Lamu town. This form of combat originates from Oman and demonstrates the close ties between the Lamu archipelago and Oman more than one hundred years ago.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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