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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000396/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- At page 4 of this section of MS 47754, referred as section X, the first of this volume, there is the poem about the tailors of Mombasa. According to Frankl &Yahya (1994) there should be a second version in the final section of the volume. However, in what is referred as Section Z, page 161, we have found the song ‘The Mzigo Song’ by Ali Koti. There seems to be no further information about Ali wa Udi, the author of the poem. The poem narrates the life of the tailors of Mombasa and the skills required for this highly specialized craftsmanship. ( en )
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- Date of Composition is unknown
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- Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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- Dialects: KiMvita
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- Poetic Form: Shairi
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- Extent: 5 leaves
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- Incipit: Enyi mushonao nguo, musitake visutuo, tutaandika mifuo, kwa ndaa ilo mjini
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- Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, 12 June 1945
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- Archival history: These scripts were purchased from Mrs Taylor by W. Hichens
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- Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Mombasa County -- Mombasa
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- Scribe: Abdalla bin Rashid
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- Scribe: Mwalimu Sikujua
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- Publication information: Frankl, P J & Yahya A Omar. 1994. Shairi la Washona-Nguo wa Mambasa. The Taylors of Mombasa, A nineteenth century satire from central Swahili-land. AAP 37:29-46, Koln, Germany
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- This item is believed to be in the public domain
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 47754 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47754b ( SOAS manuscript number )
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