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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 Momba...
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.
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, li...
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
A Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town...
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.
A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of...
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. It was destroyed by Pate in the 13th century and again by the Portuguese in 1586.
A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag wit...
A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of 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.
A typical street scene in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag with makuti roofs, which are a...
A typical street scene 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.
A Zanzibari woman and child walking past a beautiful carved door. Stone Town. Zanzibar. Tanzania.
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body ...
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body of a woman when she ventured outside her home one hundred years ago. Situated 150 miles north -northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, li...
A Swahili woman winnows grain outside her home while her young son grasps a large pestle and mortar beside her. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
A Swahili woman in Lamu makes makuti, a coconut palm thatch used extensively as a roofing material on houses all along the Ea...
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.
A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of...
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. It was destroyed by Pate in the 13th century and again by the Portuguese in 1586.
A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire stands on the upstairs balcony of her storied house in Pate Village. All the buil...
A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire stands on the upstairs balcony of her storied house 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. Their wooden doors and frames are often beautifully carved. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body ...
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body of a woman when she ventured outside her home one hundred years ago. Situated 150 miles north -northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
Zanzibari woman in traditional khanga shopping at a fruit and vegetable stall in the Central Market. Stone Town. Zanzibar. Ta...
Zanzibari woman in traditional khanga shopping at a fruit and vegetable stall in the Central Market. Stone Town. Zanzibar. Tanzania. East Africa.
A Swahili woman dressed in black to signify her Muslim faith walks through the narrow streets of Lamu town. Situated 150 mile...
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.
A Swahili woman dressed in black to signify her Muslim faith walks through the narrow streets of Lamu town. Situated 150 mile...
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.
A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral rag wit...
A typical street scene in one of the poorer areas of 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.
A pretty Lamu girl has applied jewels on two of her teeth for beauty. When she leaves her home, she will must likely wear a f...
A pretty Lamu girl has applied jewels on two of her teeth for beauty. When she leaves her home, she will must likely wear a face veil as a sign of Islamic modesty. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
Woman with a black dress and veil crossing in small street of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Africa
Zanzibar.Tanzania. Typical alleyway in Stone Town, showing the Old Carved Doors and Zanzibari woman wearing the tradional Kha...
Zanzibar.Tanzania. Typical alleyway in Stone Town, showing the Old Carved Doors and Zanzibari woman wearing the tradional Khanga robes.
A Swahili woman dressed in black to signify her Muslim faith walks through the narrow streets of Lamu town. Situated 150 mile...
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.
An old woman draws brackish water from a well outside her home in Faza village. Her house, like most others in the village, i...
An old woman draws brackish water from a well outside her home in Faza village. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
A Swahili woman dressed in black to signify her Muslim faith walks through the narrow streets of Lamu town. Situated 150 mile...
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.
Swahili women in brightly coloured attire walk through the narrow streets of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are cons...
Swahili women in brightly coloured attire walk through the narrow streets of 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.
A Swahili woman leaves her large double storied building in Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are constructed of coral ...
A Swahili woman leaves her 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.
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mo...
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th...
One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
A Swahili woman in Lamu grinds rice using an old hand operated grinding wheel. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa,...
A Swahili woman in Lamu grinds rice using an old hand operated grinding wheel. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
A typical street scene in the fishing village of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. Almost all the houses there a...
A typical street scene in the fishing village of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island. Almost all the houses there are constructed of coral rag or from coral blocks with thatch made from coconut palm fronds, known as makuti. With no roads or cars on the island, donkeys are rode and used to carry loads.
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Henna stains skin an orange-red hue and ...
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Henna stains skin an orange-red hue and its thick brownish paste must not be removed for at least an hour after application. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
A Swahili woman of Pate Island wears vipete gold earrings that were widely worn in Pate Village as a manifestation of a perso...
A Swahili woman of Pate Island wears vipete gold earrings that were widely worn in Pate Village as a manifestation of a persons wealth. They are very rarely seen today. Gold rings in a womans nose are also ornaments that are no longer in fashion. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.
Two silhouettes walking in the darkness of a narrow street of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Africa,
A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire walks through the narrow streets of Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate are c...
A Swahili woman in brightly coloured attire walks through the narrow streets of 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.
A Swahili woman of Pate Island wears vipete gold earrings that were widely worn in Pate Village as a manifestation of a perso...
A Swahili woman of Pate Island wears vipete gold earrings that were widely worn in Pate Village as a manifestation of a persons wealth. They are very rarely seen today. Gold rings in a womans nose are also ornaments that are no longer in fashion. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier.
A woman and her children at Faza village on Pate Island, which can only be approached by sailing boats at high tide along a t...
A woman and her children at Faza village on Pate Island, which can only be approached by sailing boats at high tide along a tidal inlet lined with mangrove trees. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Henna stains skin an orange-red hue and ...
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Henna stains skin an orange-red hue and its thick brownish paste must not be removed for at least an hour after application. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.
Zanzibar. Tanzania. East Africa. A young Zanzibari women wearing the traditional khanga, buying freshly caught fish at Mkoton...
Zanzibar. Tanzania. East Africa. A young Zanzibari women wearing the traditional khanga, buying freshly caught fish at Mkotoni village fish market.
A Swahili woman in Lamu makes makuti, a coconut palm thatch used extensively as a roofing material on houses all along the Ea...
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.
A jovial woman at the traditional carved wooden doorway to her house at Kaole, north of Dar-es-Salaam.
Seated on a wooden stool outside her home in Faza village, an old Swahili woman makes twine out of the coir of rotted coconut...
Seated on a wooden stool outside her home in Faza village, an old Swahili woman makes twine out of the coir of rotted coconut husks. She does this by rolling the fibre up and down her thigh. The twine is highly resistant to salt water and is used for rigging in preference to nylon. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
An old woman draws brackish water from a well outside her home in Faza village. Her house, like most others in the village, i...
An old woman draws brackish water from a well outside her home in Faza village. Her house, like most others in the village, is made of coral rag. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years.
Old wooden door, Zanzibari woman and mobile Coca Cola stall. Stone Town. Zanzibar. Tanzania.
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