Swahili

People of the Swahili Coast, from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique and islands such as Zanzibar, the Comoros, and Madagascar.

Dates

to today

Places

Africa > East Africa and the Horn of Africa > Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Works of Art Curated Guides

Swahili

People of the Swahili Coast, from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique and islands such as Zanzibar, the Comoros, and Madagascar.

Dates

to today

Places

Africa > East Africa and the Horn of Africa > Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Works of Art Curated Guides

Works of Art

A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa

c. 1750–1850

Kilwa pot sherds

c. 1000–1500

Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

c. 11th–18th century

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Curated Guides to Swahili

All Syllabi

Syllabus

Art of the Early Modern Period Syllabus (c. 1400–1800)

Swahili

Swahili

Works of Art

A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa

Kilwa pot sherds

Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

Curated Guides to Swahili

Merovingian Looped Fibulae

Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna

Marginalia in the Rutland Psalter

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Maruyama Ōkyo, Geese Over a Beach

Minaʾi Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Leaving My Reservation to Go to Ottawa and Fight for a New Constitution

Billy “War Soldier” Soza, The Wind Only I Am Afraid Of

Rita Letendre, Menace (Ramat Gan)

Swahili

Swahili

Works of Art

A Qur’an manuscript from coastal East Africa

Kilwa pot sherds

Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

Curated Guides to Swahili

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Merovingian Looped Fibulae

Gentile Bellini, Procession in Piazza San Marco

The Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna

Marginalia in the Rutland Psalter

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Maruyama Ōkyo, Geese Over a Beach

Minaʾi Bowl with Courtly and Astrological Motifs

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Leaving My Reservation to Go to Ottawa and Fight for a New Constitution

Billy “War Soldier” Soza, The Wind Only I Am Afraid Of

Rita Letendre, Menace (Ramat Gan)