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A man doing wood curving in Lamu Old Town

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English: A local resident making beautiful carvings on the furniture for the decoration purposes. The locals have skills of decorating the furniture with different curving designs. The curving that is done in Lamu has cultural significances. This is one of the folk art that is practiced in Lamu Island. The wood curving designs that are used in Lamu originated from Oman, Indian and Zanzibar
Kiswahili: Utiaji Nakshi mbao ni moja wapo wa tamaduni za waswahilli. Fanicha za Lamu hupambwa kwa kutumia nakshi mbali mbali. Nakshi ninazotumika Lamu ni mfano wa nakshi zinazotumika Omani,India na Zanzibari.
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A photo was taken by a student from stone stone academy under supervision of Khadija Issa Twahir a Librarian Lamu Fort Library.

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