Ivory from the mainland and Arab door

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

Scope and Content

191 x 291 mm. A mounted print showing two Swahilis holding a huge pair of elephant tusks in front of an intricately carved Arab doorway in Zanzibar.

Access Information

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Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Alternative Form Available

Copies may be found at Y3047A/8, Y30468E/37.

This collection is available on microfiche: Africa, fiche number 128.

Related Material

See Y3047A/1 for a note on Arab doorways.

Additional Information

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

A C Gomes and Sons