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Tombs of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Caliphs Abū Bakr and ‘Umar.  

Publication Date:  1637-1638 CE
Creator:  Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d 1465); mystic
الجزولي، محمد بن سليمان، 807-870 هـ
Jazūlī, Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān, ?-1465
Material:  Watercolour, gold and ink on paper
Measurements:  H18.5 x W12.7cm
Subjects:  Green Dome
القبة الخضراء
Al-Masjid an-Nabawī
Mosque of the Prophet (Medina, Saudi Arabia)
المسجد النبوي‎
Masjid al-Nabawī al-Sharīf
مسجد النبوي الشريف
آسيا -- المملكة العربية السعودية -- المدينة المنورة -- المدينة المنورة -- المسجد النبوي
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  Donated by E.J. Parsal, Esq. 1921

Esclave Ethiopianne arrivant au Bazar  

Publication Date:  [1808-1826]
Creator:  Cousinéry, Marcel, 1759-1795
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Watercolors
Subjects:  Women
Ethnic costume
Clothing
Asya -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Avrupa -- Türkiye -- Marmara Bölgesi -- İstanbul -- İstanbul
Asia -- Turkey -- Marmara -- Istanbul -- Istanbul
Ethiopians
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Mu tsarci qaharru mu dain giba ?  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  Mallam Ibrahim
Material:  Paper
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Piétinage des rizières  

Publication Date:  1967
Creator:  Photo Select
Publisher:  Photo Select
Subjects:  Cattle
Rice
Rice -- Planting
Fambolena
Bibi fiompy
Afrika -- Madagasikara -- Antananarivo -- Vakinankaratra -- Antsirabe -- Antsirabe
Afrique -- Madagascar -- Tananarive -- Vakinankaratra -- Antsirabe -- Antsirabe
Agricultrue
Vary
Vary -- fambolena
Riz -- Plantations
Riz
Bétail
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Landscape at the Suez canal  

Publication Date:  1936
Creator:  Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist
Material:  Photographic film: 35mm B&W negative, Zeiss Ikon film
Subjects:  Europeans
Victoria (passenger ship)
Passenger ships
Arabs
Egypt -- Suez Canal
Suez Canal (Egypt)
مصر -- قناة السويس
قناة السويس (مصر)
أفريقيا -- مصر -- السويس -- السويس -- قناة السويس
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Hadithi ya Qiyama (MS 380530a)  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Format:  25 leaves
Technique:  Typescript
In black type, with marks in pencil and red ink
Subjects:  Islam
Swahili poetry
Religious belief
Utenzi
Death
Heaven
ابن المهيب، محمد ابو بكر
Kiswahili mashairi
Uislamu
Kifo
Imani za kidini
Mbinguni
Kuzimu
Muhammad, Mtume, -632
Prophet Mohammed
Faith
Hell -- Islam
Muḥammad, Prophet, -649
Source Institution:  Archives and Special Collections

Dr. Livingstone, I Presume.  

Publication Date:  1872
Creator:  Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
Measurements:  H21.7 x W14.7 cm
Subjects:  Livingstone, David, 1813-1873
Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904
Afrique -- Burundi -- Bururi -- Mugere -- Pierre de Livingstone et Stanley
Afrika -- Burundi -- Bururi -- Mugere -- Livingstone-Stanley Monument
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London
Donor:  On permanent loan from the Council for World Mission Archive.

Danseur Bara  

Publication Date:  [1934 - 1940]
Creator:  Stavy
Publisher:  Stavy
Subjects:  Dancers
Afrika -- Madagasikara -- Toliara
Afrique -- Madagascar -- Tulear
Mpandihy
Danseurs
Bara (Malagasy people)
Bara (Malagasy people) -- Social life and customs
Bara -- ara-tsosialy sy ny fomba amam-panao ny fiainana
Bara (Malagasy people) - Vie sociale et coutumes
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Al-Kawkabu al-Duri  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Creator:  M.A. al-Bornawi
Material:  Paper
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Hauts-plateaux  

Publication Date:  [1934 - 1940]
Creator:  Stavy
Publisher:  Stavy
Subjects:  Rivers
Cows
Afrika -- Madagasikara -- Antananarivo
Afrique -- Madagascar -- TananariveHautes Terres de Madagascar
Landscape
Uplands
Madagascar -- Imerina
Merina (Malagasy people)
Endriky
Tani-hay
Renirano
Bibi fiompy
Paysages
Hautes terres
Vaches
Rivières
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun  

Publication Date:  1937
Creator:  Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist
Material:  Photographic film: 35mm B&W negative, Agfa
Subjects:  أفريقيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- القاهرة
Tutankhamun, King of Egypt
Sarcophagi
توت عنخ آمون، ملك مصر
توابيت
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Glossary (MS 210010c)  

Publication Date:  circa 1935 AD (circa 1354 A.H.)
Creator:  Hichens, William, -1944
Format:  16 f.
Material:  Paper
Technique:  Typescript manuscript : In blue and black type on pink paper; six of the seven leaves of glossary entries are reproduced in rather poor quality carbon copies
Subjects:  Swahili poetry
Kiswahili mashairi
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Source Institution:  SOAS University of London

Mombasa Chronicle (MS 373394)  

Publication Date:  1899 (1317 AH)
Creator:  Khamis bin Sa'id bin Shaikh al-Mambasi
Format:  Six leaves contained in a hardback folder
Technique:  Handwritten manuscript; Six loose pages contained in a hardback red folder; handwritten with black ink; the central part of most pages is unreadable
Subjects:  Business
Commerce
Warfare
Colonialism
Trade
Barghash ibn Sa'id, Sultan of Zanzibar, approximately 1834-1888
Sayyid Barghash
Abdalla bin Nassir al-Mazrui
Abdullah bin Nasser al-Mazrui
Jumadari Chota
Shehe Mvita
Mvita, Shehe
Bwana Shoka
Imam Qaydi al-Ardh
Qaydi al Ardh
al Ardh, Qaydi, Imam
Wagalla (Kenya)
Abdalla bin Hemedi
Sayyid Said
Hamed al Busaidi
al Busaidi, Hamed
Saʻīd bin Sulṭān, Sultan of Zanzibar, 1791-1856
Said bin Sultan
Sayyid Majid
Majid bin Said Al-Busaidi, 1834-1870
Imperialism
Source Institution:  SOAS, Univerity of London

Pyramids and Sphinx  

Publication Date:  1937
Creator:  Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Furer-Haimendorf, Christoph von, 1909-1995
Haimendorf, Christoph Von Fürer- (1909-1995); anthropologist
Material:  Photographic film: 35mm B&W negative, Agfa
Subjects:  Europeans
Arabs
Pyramids
Sphinx
أهرام
أبو الهول
أفريقيا -- مصر -- الجيزة -- الجيزة
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

Unidentified item  

Publication Date:  [n.d.]
Material:  Paper
Source Institution:  SOAS, University of London

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