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Printing block
1940
British Museum
London, United Kingdom
A wooden block carved with the Kiswahili word MFUNGO "fasting" which would have been used for hand-printing the inscription on a kanga.
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Details
- Title: Printing block
- Date Created: 1940
- Location Created: Lamu Island
- Physical Dimensions: 3 x 13 x 3.5 cm
- British Museum link: Af2003,21.10
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