Names of Contemporary Wooden Boats of Coastal East Africa: Origins and Meanings

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dc.contributor.authorIchumbaki, EB
dc.contributor.authorMapunda, Gastor
dc.contributor.authorCooper, JP
dc.contributor.authorMark, SR
dc.contributor.authorMjema, EA
dc.contributor.authorBlue, L
dc.contributor.authorBiginagwa, TJ
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-07T07:23:16Z
dc.date.available2023-02-07T07:23:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-04-12
dc.description.abstractThe coast of eastern Africa, commonly referred to as the Swahili coast, has a rich artisanal heritage of boats — both in their building and use. This iconic history is marked by the presence of various boat types that have historically been used for fishing and transporting people and cargo between coastal settlements (of eastern Africa), the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba, Mafia, Comoros, Madagascar, and other distant parts of the Indian Ocean world. Currently, the sailing boats such as the double-outrigger logboat (ngalawa), various plank-built craft, and several other types, line the shores of Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia and the islands of Zanzibar, Mafia and the Comoros. Some of these boats, almost all locally built, have names, decorations, and engravings. However, the boats’ names, decorations and engravings alongside the conveyed message(s) have remained undocumented. Thus, taking a maritime-heritage perspective, and by focusing on the nineteenth century historic port town of Bagamoyo in Tanzania, this paper documents the boats’ names and the messages they carry.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Arts & Humanities Research Councilen_US
dc.identifier.citationElgidius B. Ichumbaki, Gastor Mapunda, John P. Cooper, Sinyati R. Mark, Elinaza A. Mjema, Lucy Blue & Thomas J. Biginagwa (2022): Names of Contemporary Wooden Boats of Coastal East Africa: Origins and Meanings, Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studiesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23277408.2022.2045060
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5970
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries8;4
dc.subjectBagamoyo; boat names; maritime heritage; Kaole; Mlingotini; ngalawaen_US
dc.titleNames of Contemporary Wooden Boats of Coastal East Africa: Origins and Meaningsen_US
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dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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