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| Title | Uta Dancers |
| Subject | Swahili Dance
Religious Life and Customs
Maulidi
Lamu, Kenya, Africa
20th century
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| Description | Dancers gather in front of the former home of Lamu's patron saint to perform a dance known as uta. The leg rattles worn by the dancers are made from coconut fibers and seeds, which provide a rhythmic accompanied as the dancers pound out the steps of the dance. |
| 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] |
