Lamu (inhabited place)
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Reclining couch, British Residency, Lamu, 1890 - 1905
150 x 209 mm. A duplicate print of Y30468D/53.
Reclining couch British Residency, Lamu, 1905
153 x 204 mm. A closer view of the couch, shaped like a small four poster bed, in the Lamu Residency. The head of the couch is a beautifully and intricately carved piece of work featuring human figures and decorative arabesques of vegetation. Another copy of this print can be found at Y30468A/37.
Room in the British Residency, Lamu, 1905
913 x 147 mm. A view showing a room in the Residency with gazelle horns and spears on the walls, chairs and a sofa against the wall and a central table.
Simon's arrival at Lamu, 1934
A view showing Powell's dog, Simon, on a boat.
The Liwali of Lamu, 1890 - 1904
118 x 166 mm. A full length portrait showing the Liwali of Lamu standing on the balcony of his waterfront house. A stout man, the Liwali is wearing full regalia and carries a sword and dagger. Abdalllah bin Hemed Al-bu-Seyyid was Liwali from 1885-1904.
Waterfront at Lamu, 1890 - 1905
118 x 168 mm. A view looking along the beach at Lamu towards the British Residency, above which the Zanzibar flag is flying.
Waterfront at Lamu, 1901
166 x 118 mm. A view looking along the Lamu waterfront after the departure of the ceremonial launch seen in Y30468A/19.
Waterfront at Lamu, 1890 - 1905
169 x 121 mm. A view looking along a waterfront, probably at Lamu, and showing a cluster of thatched huts with more substantial buildings in the background.