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Description:: SWAHILI: Picha ya Ustadh Mau akivaa kofia na kanzu. ENGLISH: A portrait photo of Ustadh Mau wearing his embrodered hat and gown.
Date:: circa 1978
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)

Description:: SWAHILI: Hii picha inaonesha Ustadh Mau akiwa kijana mdogo wa takriban miaka kumi na tano akiwa amesimama ufuoni mwa bahari katika mji wa Lamu island. Nyuma yake kunaonekana boti iliyokua ya kamishna wa kitongoji. Wakati huo maboti haya ya kutumia mashini yalikua mapya na machache sana mjini Lamu island. ENGLISH: This photograph depicts a very young Ustadh Mau around the age of 15 along the seafront of Lamu island Old Town. Behind young Ustadh a boat is seen, which was the district commissioner's boat. In those days, these mechanical boats were very new and there were only a few of them in Lamu island.
Date:: circa 1967
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)

Description:: SWAHILI: Picha ya Ustadh Mau akiwa na umri mdogo sana. Picha hii ilichukuliwa na muingereza karibu na sehemu ijulikanayo sasa kama Petleys Inn. Ilikuwa inagharimu shilngi kumi kupigwa picha wakati huo. Muingereza huyo alikua mtu wa pekee mwenye kupiga watu picha wakati huo katika mji wa Lamu island. ENGLISH: A portrait picture of a very young Ustadh Mau. It was taken by a British photographer near what is now Petley's Inn. It cost about 10 shillings to have this picture taken there. It was one of few ways to have your picture taken as the English man was the only photographer in Lamu island at the time.
Date:: circa 1963
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)

Description:: SWAHILI: Picha ya mama yake Usadh Mau kwa jina la Barka Mahmoud. Picha hii ilipigwa na Ustadh Mau kutumia kamera yake ya analog. ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau's mother Barka Mahmoud. This picture was taken by Ustadh himself with his own analog camera.
Date:: circa 1968
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)

Description:: SWAHILI: Huyu ni shangazi wa Ustadh Mau anayeitwa Rabia Abdulkadir, dada wa babake Ustadh Mau Ahmad Abdulkadir. Alipozaliwa Ustadh Mau shangazi alikuwa ameshafariki. Dada moja mkbubwa wa Ustadh Mau aliitwa kama shangazi yake Rabia. Wadada wengine waliitwa Nuru, Sophia na Amina. Picha inawezekana ilikuwa imepigwa Mombasa baada shangazi Rabia aliolewa. ENGLISH: This is Ustadh Mau's aunt called Rabia Abdulkadir, sister of Ahmad Abdulkadir who was born in Lamu island. She already passed away when Ustadh Mau was born. One of Ustadh Mau's sister was called Rabia like their aunt. Ustadh Mau's other sisters are called Nuru, Sophia and Amina. This picture was likely taken in Mombasa after that aunt Rabia got married.
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)

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