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One of the last of the great sailing dhows, the Sanjeeda, catches the wind off the Swahili coast of Kenya. During Zheng He’s day hundreds of these wooden boats plied the islands of the Lamu archipelago, the main and often only form of transportation. Lamu, Kenya
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 11.8 Mpixels (33.6 MB uncompressed) - 4200x2800 pixels (14.0x9.3 in / 35.6x23.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Africa, barefoot, blue, clouds, distance, exterior, feet, Hallmark Exhibit, Kenya, Lamu archipelago, land, landscape, man, outside, page 20-21, sailing, sailing dhows, Sanjeeda, scan by Renaissance, ship, Silk Road, sit, sitting, sky, Swahili coast of Kenya, transport, transportation, white, wind, wooden boats, Zheng He
