2 images for swahili kikoi

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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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    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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