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The Sanjeeda, one of the last great sailing dhows, navigates the waters off the coast of Lamu.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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

Photo size: 19.1 Mpixels (54.5 MB uncompressed) - 5334x3573 pixels (17.8x11.9 in / 45.2x30.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Lamu Island, page 432-433, page 433, sailing dhows, Sanjeeda, ship, Silk Road, Swahili Coast, Zheng He book

Traditional sailing dhows are still the main form of transportation between the car-less islands of the Lamu archipelago.

The Sanjeeda, one of the last great sailing dhows, navigates the waters off the coast of Lamu.

Sailors create their won form of shadow play, silhouetted by the sun on the Sanjeeda's sails, just off Lamu Island.