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Basket Seller Using Cell Phone, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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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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East Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kiwengwa beach on a summer day at low tide.
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A Swahili Muslim woman from Kenya's coast province dressed in a traditional buibui.
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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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Basket Seller with Tourist, Stone Town, Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with numerous dhows anchored in the harbour.
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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 Muslim girl from Lamu relaxing on the stone bench at the entrance porch to her home.
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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 man embroiders a Swahili hat along the waterfront at Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island.It takes hours of patience and great skill to finish a really fine hat, which will be prized by Muslims throughout the Lamu Archipelago and elsewhere.
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Kenya. Lamu s busy waterfront with ancient cast-iron canons guarding the harbour.
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A Swahili man sits on a stone bench at the entrance to the compound of a large old house with a massive beam and decorated wooden doors. Like most others in Faza village, the house is made of coral rag.The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
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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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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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On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress gather to pray at Lamus Islamic graveyard before setting out in procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday.This is a major event in Lamu and attracts pilgrims from all over East Africa and sometimes farther afield.
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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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 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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On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress set out in procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday.They dance and sing with religious fervour along the waterfront street before concluding their celebrations at the Riyadha Mosque.Maulidi is a joyous event in Lamu and attracts pilgrims from all over East Africa and sometimes farther afield.
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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 man rides a donkey sidesaddle through one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, donkeys are the principal means of transport and carrying heavy loads.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A man rides a donkey sidesaddle through one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, donkeys are the principal means of transport and carrying heavy loads.Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
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A rooftop view 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.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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The Lamu Museum boasts a fine example of a 19th century carved and decorated wooden door. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of skilled craftsmen.It will take experienced craftsmen eight man months to make such a beautiful door and frame today.
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East Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kiwengwa beach on a summer day at low tide.
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East Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, sunrise on Kiwengwa beach with a masai.
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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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Kenya Mombasa. A boatman on one of the ferries that takes passengers to Funzi Island, off Kenyas south coast.
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Tanzania, Zanzibar. A boat with 'Jambo', Swahili for 'hello', floats off the coast of Zanzibar's Stone Town
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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Gede ruins in Kenya are the remains of a Swahili town, typical of most towns along the East African Coast
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An elderly man strides past a large double storied building in Pate Village.All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a type of thatch made from coconut palm fronds.Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.
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