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Printing block

1940

British Museum

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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  • 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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