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Kenya. Mashua sailing boats participating in a race off Lamu Island
Kenya. The Riyadha Mosque at dusk. The gathering point for Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammeds birthday
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
Kenya. The Swahili elite, Wangwana, perform the traditional stick dance during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammeds birthday
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
Mohamed Thuruani, a skilled craftsman of 17 years standing in Lamu, sits outside his home while putting the finishing touches to a model dhow
As a part of Maulidi, Lamu Islands celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed, a keenly-fought boat race is held
The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil (known locally as buibui). Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
Abdul Malik Bilali recites the Holy Koran in his beautiful stone-built house in Lamus old town. The house has fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior walls
A fine example of the interior of a traditional Swahili house in Lamu Town. The extraordinary skill of the local craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in the Swahili style
A fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior wall of an old stone house. The extraordinary skill of these craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in
A group of Swahili women clad in black to signify their Islamic culture pause to chat outside an old mosque along the waterfront of Lamu Island
A wooden sailing boat off Lamu Island. The islands inhabitants are fine sailors
Kenya. Two Jahazi boats sailing off Lamu Island. The main way to transport goods in the Lamu Archipelago
Kenya. A joyful Muslim procession during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammeds birthday
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Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island. A man on Pate Island tends his smallholding planted with tobacco. Bananas grow beyond the fence. Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island
Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn. Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn
Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A sailing boat (mashua) framed in an arch of Lamu Fort, which is now a museum. Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu
Boat builders put the finishing touches to a new jahazi in the open boatyard at Matondoni, Lamu Island. The place has been famous for making traditional wooden sailing boats for a century or more
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
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
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
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
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 waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A donkey race is held on Lamu Island as part of the celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed. This man was the winner of the 2005 competition
On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress sing before joining a procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Here, a woman with finely decorated hands
A skilled craftsman with traditional tools carves a wooden door from hardwood in Lamu town. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of skilled craftsmen
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
A view over makuti thatched roofs to the estuary that divides Lamu Island from uninhabited Manda Island, which has no permanent source of sweet groundwater
A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island
A mashua sails out of 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
