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Picha ya Ustadh Mau

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SWAHILI: Picha ya Ustadh Mau iliyopigwa na Bwana Peck. Picha hii imepigwa nje ya maktaba ya kibinafsi ya Ustadh Mau.<br>ENGLISH: Portrait of Ustadh Mau taken by Mr. Peck. It was taken in front of Ustadh's private library.
Date:
circa 1978
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Picha ya Ustadh Mau

Marafiki wa Ustadh Mau wakiwa katika picha pamoja

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SWAHILI: Marafiki wawili wa Ustadh Mau wakiwa kwenye picha. Kijana aliye upande wa kulia ni mashuhuri sana kwa kucheza ngoma ya kitamaduni ya shabuani. Picha hii ilipigwa na Ustadh Mau mwenyewe.<br>ENGLISH: Two friends of Ustadh Mau posing together. The man on the right was famous for shabuani dancing, a traditional Swahili dance. Ustadh took the photo himself.
Date:
circa 1975
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Marafiki wa Ustadh Mau wakiwa katika picha pamoja

Ustadh Mau na Athman Lali

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau akiwa na rafiki yake Athman Lali katika vitaa vya Lamu island. Lali alisomea chuo kikuu cha Lamu island boys kisha akaendeleza masomo Uingereza na baadaye akawa mfanyakazi wa makavazi ya Lamu island Fort.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau and his friend Athman Lali posing together in the streets of Lamu island. Lali graduated from Lamu island Boys high school, studied abroad and when he came back he was a member of staff at the Lamu island Fort Museum.
Date:
circa 1970
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ustadh Mau na Athman Lali

Usita wa mui

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SWAHILI: Picha hii ilipigwa kutoka duka la mkate wa Ustadh Mau na inaonyesha sehemu ya barabara kuu Lamu island inayoitwa usita mui. Njia inaonyesha kwamba ilinyesha na watu hukaa barazani. Upande wa kulia inawezekana kuona hoteli ya Azizi Boja na mbele na juu kidogo studio ya picha ya Bokor.<br>ENGLISH: This picture was taken from Ustadh Mau's bakery and shows a piece of the main road on Lamu island called usita wa mui. The street shows that it rained and people sitting on their barazas. On the right-hand side, it's possible to see teh hotel known as Azizi Boja and further ahead on the top-right-end side the photography studio known as Bakor Studio.
Date:
1968
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Usita wa mui

Boma la bakery

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SWAHILI: Picha hii ilipigwa nje ya bakery upande wa nyuma. Ustadh Mau anasimama karibu na Swaleh Mahfudh (upande wa kushoto) na Said Kidege (upande wa kulia). Nyuma yao inaonekana makuti ya boma.<br>ENGLISH: This picture was taken outside Ustadh Mau's bakery in the backyard. Ustadh Mau is standing close to Swaleh Mahfudh (left-hand side) who married the sister of Said Kidege (right-hand side). They are standing behind a fence made of coconut palm leaves.
Date:
November 28, 1976
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Boma la bakery

Tanuri ilipovundika

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau yuko kwenye duka la mkate wakati tanuri iliyotengenezwa na matufali ya udongo ilianguka na halafu ilijengwa upya kwa majiwe yale yale.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is here in his bakery when the firewood oven made of bricks felt apart and was built again with other bricks.
Date:
1982
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Tanuri ilipovundika

Profile picture

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SWAHILI: Picha hii ya sura ya Ustadh Mau ilipigwa kwenye studio Mombasa. Mavazi anayovaa yanafanana picha kwa ombi la passport yake. Ustadh Mau ailipewa picha hii mwezi wa okotba mwaka 2023 kutoka rafiki aliyetafuta picha hii nyumbani kwake Lamu.<br>ENGLISH: This profile picture of Ustadh Mau was taken in a studio in Mombasa. He dresses similarly for his passport application. The picture was given to Ustadh Mau in October 2023 by a friend of him who found it in his records at home in Lamu.
Date:
1966
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Profile picture

Keki na katai

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SWAHILI: Ustadh Mau anatengeneza keki na katai kwenye duka la mkate pamoja na marafiki wawili kutoka shule inayoitwa siku hizi Lamu island Girls Secondary School. Kijana aliyekaa karibu nyuma karibu na ukuta anaitwa Hassan Katan na kijana mwingine anaitwa Salim Bin Hamin. Vijana hawa walipitia mara kwa mara kwa duka la mkate na kwa njia hii walijuana na Ustadh Mau na walizoea kukaa naye dukani. Juu ja kimeza nyuma ya Ustadh Mau kuna keki tayari na wakati huo huo wao watatu wanatengeneza biscuti za katai.<br>ENGLISH: Ustadh Mau is preparing queen cupakes and cookies at the bakery with the help of two friends from the school now called Lamu island Girls Secondary School. The boy sitting close to the wall is Hassan Kahtan and the other boy is Salim Bin Hamin. The two boys used to stop by and got to know Ustadh Mau and spending time with him at the bakery. On the small table behind Ustadh Mau, queen cupcakes are lying while the three of them are preparing cookies.
Date:
circa 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Keki na katai

Ahmed Abdulkadir

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SWAHILI: Huyu ni marehemu babake ya Ustadh Mau jina lake Ahmed Abdulkadir. Kwenye picha yuko pamoja na wajukuu wake kutoka mtoto wake wa kike Rabia: Abdulaziz (mtoto anayesimama karibu naye) na Fatma (mtoto wa kike anayembeba). Ahmed Abdulkadir alikuwa mtoto wa mwisho ingawa alitangulia kufariki kwa sababu ya ugonjwa wa afya (1915-1971).<br>ENGLISH: This is Ustadh Mau's father Ahmed Abdulkadir with his grandchildren from his daughter Rabia: Abdulaziz (the boy standing on his right-hand side) and Fatma (the girl in his arms). Ahmed Abdulkadir was the last born but passed away earlier due to healthy problems (1915-1971).
Date:
circa 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Ahmed Abdulkadir

Madrasa katika mji wa Lamu island

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SWAHILI: Hii ni picha ya madrasa ya kitambo mjini Lamu island aliposomea Ustadh Mau. Madrasa hii ilikua ya pili kuanzishwa Kenya nzima. Jumba la madrasa hiyo limeporomoka na kuwa gofu sahii.<br>ENGLISH: This is a photograph of an old madrasa in Lamu island. This was the second madrasa to ever open in Kenya. Later, the building collapsed and got destroyed.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Madrasa katika mji wa Lamu island

Ustadh Mau akiwa ufuo wa baharini, Lamu island

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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.<br>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)
Ustadh Mau akiwa ufuo wa baharini, Lamu island

Picha ya Ustadh Mau akiwa kijana mdogo

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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.<br>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)
Picha ya Ustadh Mau akiwa kijana mdogo

Picha ya Barka Mahmoud

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SWAHILI: Picha ya mama yake Usadh Mau kwa jina la Barka Mahmoud. Picha hii ilipigwa na Ustadh Mau kutumia kamera yake ya analog.<br>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)
Picha ya Barka Mahmoud

Shangazi Rabia

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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.<br>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)
Shangazi Rabia