Previous   Next
Home » CPA0020684

Tanzania / Zanzibar: An Indian woman of Zanzibar, late 19th century

Tanzania / Zanzibar: An Indian woman of Zanzibar, late 19th 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.