Title

Swahili people in Dar es Salaam

Caption

View of Swahili people at an ngoma in Dar es Salaam, possibly for some kind of festive occasion. Men and women of all ages are wearing elaborate costumes and headdresses and have faces painted in white. There are two European men in the crowd. Original manuscript caption: "Tiari Ngoma." Swahilis at D.S.M.

Date

1918

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/Bristol Archives/Trotter collection

Reference

UMG24A03_425

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

11,0Mb (622,1Kb) / 7,0in x 6,1in / 2107 x 1819 (300dpi)

Keywords

view swahili people ngoma dar es salaam possibly some kind festive occasion men women ages wearing elaborate costumes headdresses have faces painted white two european men crowd original manuscript caption "tiari ngoma " swahilis d s m tanzania tanganyika historical content history historical photography