Tanzania (nation)
Found in 2081 Collections and/or Records:
Sultan’s coach at the Zanzibar Exhibition, August 1905, 1905-08
211 x 154 mm. A view showing the Sultan’s empty coach in the Exhibition grounds, with a group of European officials in the background.
Sultan's Harem with Tower [Zanzibar], 1880 - 1889
243 x 198 mm. A view looking west along the waterfront road towards the Sultan's palace, the Beit-el-Ajeib (not visible), with the hull of a ship (history unknown) mounted beside the road. The lighthouse seen here in front of the Beit-el-Ajeib was damaged in the bombardment of 1896. The Sultan's living quarters the Beit-el-Ajeib being primarily ceremonial rather than residential, were to the rear of the house seen beyond the prow of the ship.
Sunset, Dar es Salaam, 1930 - 1939
Collection of monochrome postcards (original photographs) of Tanganyika (now Tanzania) scenes. Published by A.C. Gomes and Son, Dar es Salaam.
Swahili class and handicraft, Dar es Salaam, 1930 - 1939
Collection of monochrome postcards (original photographs) of Tanganyika (now Tanzania) scenes. Published by A.C. Gomes and Son, Dar es Salaam.
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
212 x 154 mm. A view showing a group of brightly clothed Swahili women dancing and waving sticks, probably in the Mnazi Mmoja Recreation Park during the celebration of Siku Kuu, the ‘Great Day’ at the end of the month of Ramadan.
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
215 x 153 mm. A view looking along a row of Swahili women dancers wearing headdresses of leaves and feathers and with their faces painted white. Probably taken in the Mnazi Mmoja at Siku Kuu (see Y30468B/34).
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
210 x 150 mm. A view looking down on a group of dancers and spectators, probably in the Mnazi Mmoja at Siku Kuu (see Y30468B/34).
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
214 x 153 mm. A view showing the groups of women pictured in Y30468B/35, arranging in a semi-circle and performing a dance, probably in the Mnazi Mmoja at Siku Kuu (see Y30468B/34).
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
213 x 151 mm. A similar view to Y30468B/38, but with a group of drummers visible in the foreground.
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
150 x 205 mm. A full-length portrait of three female dancers wearing feather headdresses, bright clothes and with white-painted faces. These are probably some of the performers seen in the Y30468B/38.
Swahili dancers, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
217 x 142 mm. A view showing a group of Swahili women grouped in a circle performing a dance, probably in the Mnazi Mmoja at Siku Kuu (see Y30468B/34). This group is not wearing the elaborate make-up and clothes seen in the previous prints.
Swahili dancers Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
218 x 154 mm. A view showing a parade of dancers and drummers, probably in the Mnazi Mmoja at Siku Kuu (see Y30468B/34).
Swahili from Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
100 x 150 mm.
Swahili girl, 1901 - 1905
105 x 81 mm. A duplicate of Y3046A/26 rephotographed inside a foliage surround.
Swahili girl
108 x 89 mm. A duplicate of Y30468B/22.
Swahili girl
108 x 80 mm. A view showing the girl seen on the right of Y30468E/4, wearing the same costume and holding a woven fan.
Swahili girl, 1901 - 1905
109 x 86 mm. A duplicate of Y30468B/19.
Swahili girl, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
107 x 151 mm. A seated studio portrait of a gaily dressed Swahili girl holding an umbrella. See note to Y3047A/26. Another print of this photograph can be found at Y3046A/12.
Swahili girl, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
147 x 194 mm. A seated studio portrait of a Swahili girl dressed similarly to the girl in Y30468B/19. See note to Y3047A/26.
Swahili girl, Zanzibar, 1901 - 1905
107 x 152 mm. A seated studio portrait of the Swahili girl seen in Y3047A/26 and probably taken at the same time as the girl is wearing the same clothes. Another copy of the same photograph can be found at Y30468E/10.
Swahili girls, 1901 - 1905
108 x 86 mm. A studio portrait showing two gaily dressed Swahili girls with their arms around each other’s shoulders. Their hair is combed in the traditional manner (see Y3047A/27).
Swahili girls, 1901 - 1905
106 x 81 mm. A duplicate of Y3047A/27, showing a Swahili girl arranging another’s hair. The picture has been surrounded by a border of foliage and rephotographed.
Swahili girls, 1901 - 1905
106 x 81 mm. A studio portrait showing two Swahili girls wearing gala costumes.
Swahili girls, 1901 - 1905
108 x 81 mm. Two prints rephotographed inside a foliage surround. One is a duplicate of Y3047A/26, the other shows a group of four Swahili girls.
Swahili girls, 1901 - 1905
107 x 81 mm. A duplicate of Y3047A/25, rephotographed inside a foliage surround.