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| Title | Bao La Komwe Competition at Lamu Fort |
| Subject | Swahili Dance
Religious Life and Customs
Maulidi
Lamu, Kenya, Africa
20th century
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| Description | Swahili men sit on woven mats in the Lamu Square to play a game known as bao la komwe, similar to another African game called ""mankala"" that has made its way to the West. The mahogany game boards are carved by Swahili woodworkers and seeds (komwe) are used as playing pieces. |
| Creator | Rebecca Gearhart, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University, rgearhar@iwu.edu |
| Collection Name | Swahili Expressive Arts Collection (Illinois Wesleyan University) |
| Rights | Rebecca Gearhart, Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University retains the rights to this material. Permission to reproduce these images must be granted by Professor Gearhart. Please contact her at rgearhar@iwu.edu for more information. |
| Date.Original | 1995 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format.Original | 35 mm photograph |
| Format.Digital | .jpg |
| Type.Original | Event |
| Type.Digital | image |
| Digitization Specs | Scanned using [scanner type] with [software] |
