Tanzania / Zanzibar: Street hair stylist at work, early 20th century

The Swahili people are a Bantu ethnic group and culture found on the coast of East Africa. The Swahili people mainly reside on the Swahili Coast, in an area encompassing Zanzibar archipelago, coastal Kenya, the Tanzanian coast and northern Mozambique. The name Swahili is derived from the Arabic word Sawahil, meaning 'coastal', and they speak the Swahili language.

Copyright:

Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Credit:

Pictures From History

Theme:

MUSLIM WORLD