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Making makuti thatch
TITLEMaking makuti thatch
NATIONTanzania
DETAILA young man plaits coconut palm fronds to make thatch. (See also jm39) Thsi plaited frond material, called makuti, is used for roofing and fencing, and also for ceremonial, decorative, temporary arches.
CITYZanzibar
STATE or REGIONZanzibar
MATERIALScoconut palm frond, thatch
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERjm41
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PHOTOGRAPHERJuli McGruder
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH1988
SOURCEJuli McGruder
COPYRIGHT HOLDERJuli McGruder
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