Zanzibar Island (island)
Found in 561 Collections and/or Records:
[A Muscat dhow on the stocks in Zanzibar], 1933 - 1947
115 x 120 mm.
A narrow portion of the main street of the old town, Zanzibar, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
A native dance, 1930 - 1950
180 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'These magnificent headdresses seen at a native dance are made from turkey feathers mounted on beautiful beadwork foundations. Notice the way in which the performers whiten their faces by the use of fine cerial flour.' A further handwritten caption partially obscured by the above identifies this occasion as H.H. the Sultans Silver Jubilee.
A part of the Bazaar, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
85 x 140 mm. A view looking along a narrow street in the Bazaar Quarter.
A picturesque fruit shop, 1930 - 1950
165 x 160 mm
A portion of the famous 'pink terraces', 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'The famous 'pink terraces' of Zanzibar. In some cases, these 'chimneys' show a sheer drop of 150 -200 feet.'
A reception at the British Agency, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
139 x 85 mm. A view showing a group of Arab Sheiks in front of the British Residency in Zanzibar. The figure at the head of the group is probably the Sultan Seyyid Khalifa Bin Harub, Sultan of Zanzibar 1911-1960.
A sailor, 1930 - 1964
160 x 210 mm. The caption continues: 'off one of great Arab Dhows on their annual trade visit to the ports of East Africa, from the Persian Gulf and the ports of Southern Arabia.'
A sample of grade one cloves, Zanzibar 1933-1948, 1933 - 1948
210 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'First grade cloves. Note that all cloves have 'heads'. There are in fact the main parts of the flower bud (a mass of stamens enclosed in small bracts). If the clove bud opens before it is picked and dried then the clove will have lost its 'head' and the quality of the sample reduced.'
[A section of fence - a fish trap - in the shallows], 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
'A street in old Zanzibar', 1930 - 1950
105 x 160 mm. The caption continues: 'Even the main street in Zanzibar city is so narrow that it is only possible for one car to pass at a time in certain parts.'
A street in the Bazaar Quarter, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
85 x 144 mm. A view looking along a narrow street in the Bazaar Quarter with women carrying loads on their heads in the foreground. The Bazaar Quarter lies in the maze of alleyways off Main Street.
A street in the Bazaar, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
142 x 85 mm. A view looking along a narrow street in the Bazaar Quarter with pedestrians in the foreground.
A street in Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
150 x 211 mm. A view looking along a narrow unidentified commercial street in Zanzibar town with merchants shop signs hanging over the street.
A Swahili Belle, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
150 x 202 mm. A studio portrait of a pretty smiling Swahili girl wearing gaily patterned clothes, a headdress and a row of shirt buttons as earrings. 'Her gala costume consists of a head-dress of coloured silk made up into a kind of extravagant turban or mob-cap... Her body is decorously and elaborately clothed in patterned and coloured fabrics of varying qualities... ' (Pearce 1920).
A Swahili boy makes himself a boat, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
A typical coastal village, 1930 - 1950
210 x 160 mm.
A typical Cutch dhow undergoing repairs in Zanzibar harbour, 1933 - 1947
160 x 210 mm.
A typical 'Duka', 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
A typical fishing village on the south east coast, 1930 - 1950
160 x 210 mm.
A typical 'Manga' Arab copra maker, 1952 - 1964
160 x 210 mm.
A typical scene in the shambas, Zanzibar, 1900 - 1910
201 x 150 mm. A view looking a long a path towards a coconut shamba (plantation) with thatched native huts in the foreground.
A typical 'Shirazi' fisherman and cultivator from the east coast of Zanzibar, 1930 - 1964
160 x 210 mm.
A typical street, Zanzibar, 1910
86 x 143 mm. A view looking along a narrow street in Zanzibar lined with tall stone houses.
A venerable old Arab Sheikh, 1930 - 1964
160 x 210 mm.