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Visual systems before colonial rule
Coastal contact and transcultural exchange, c. 1471–1874
Colonial print and institutional design, 1874–1945
Anticolonial and independence visual culture, 1945–1966
Post-independence public and popular graphics, 1966–1992
Democratic, digital and diasporic design, 1992–present
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Swahili coast
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Swahili door, Magengeni ward, Mikindani
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Swahili Door, Tabora, Tanzania
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Book · 1995
Feasts and riot
Jonathon Glassman
James Currey
1995
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Chapter · 2017
Identity and belonging on the contemporary Swahili coast
Sarah Hillewaert
The Swahili World
2017
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Shimoni fishermen
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Book · 1998
City states of the Swahili coast
Thomas H. Wilson
F. Watts
1998
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The Swahili coast
Book · 1971 · Open Library
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Book · 2019
Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
Steven Fabian
Cambridge University Press eBooks
2019
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Swahili Coast and Omani Empire
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Article · 2025
Dwindling Vernacular Architecture of the Swahili Coast: A Cosmopolitan Enclave in East Africa
Mamdouh Sakr
ISVS e journal
2025
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Cidades-estado da costa suaíle
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Article · 2025
The Surface of Things: A History of Photography From the Swahili Coast by Prita Meier (review)
J. Niala
The Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies
2025
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Serving tray, Swahili people, East African coast, mid 1900s, wood - National Museum of Natural History, United States - DSC00443
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Chapter · 2017
Islamic Architecture of the Swahili coast
Mark Horton
Routledge eBooks
2017
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Swahili Door, Kilwa, Tanzania
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