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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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