Carved door, Lamu
Lamu · 18 February 2024
Lamu's carved doors are its best-known craft: heavy hardwood, a lintel worked in geometric or floral relief, and traditionally a way of signalling a household's wealth before anyone got as far as the knocker.
The design language is Swahili coast by way of the Indian Ocean trade - Arab, Persian and Gujarati influence all worked into the same panel over generations. The door was the first thing built on a Lamu house, and the house was built round it.
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