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

Author: Michael Yamashita

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

Photo size: 25.0 Mpixels (71.6 MB uncompressed) - 6096x4106 pixels (20.3x13.7 in / 51.6x34.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Lamu Island, page 436-437, sailors, Sanjeeda, Silk Road, Swahili Coast, Zheng He book

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.

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