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Dressed in kanga cloth, Famao women from the Farouk family pound corn for cornmeal to make bread.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 16.2 Mpixels (46.4 MB uncompressed) - 4917x3300 pixels (16.4x11 in / 41.6x27.9 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: bread, corn, cornmeal, Famao women, Faraouk Famil, kanga cloth, Kenya, page 426-427, Pate Island, Silk Road, Swahili Coast, Zheng He book

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