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Location Lamu Island, Kenya, East Africa
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Category: Travels & Places
Beautiful wood carvings are a traditional hallmark of the little Kenyan island of Lamu. Doors, furnitures, panels, etc. are all made out of solid Mbambakofi hardwood, which is a member of the Mahogany family of woods. The flower of the tree has a delicate, Jasmine-like smell. There are extensive Mbambakofi forests in Lamu District on the mainland of Kenya. Cutting of Mbambakofi trees is supervised by the Kenya Government through the issuance of permits. For every tree cut, two new ones are to be planted.
Image scanned from a colour slide taken back in 1974.
Beautiful wood carvings are a traditional hallmark of the little Kenyan island of Lamu. Doors, furnitures, panels, etc. are all made out of solid Mbambakofi hardwood, which is a member of the Mahogany family of woods. The flower of the tree has a delicate, Jasmine-like smell. There are extensive Mbambakofi forests in Lamu District on the mainland of Kenya. Cutting of Mbambakofi trees is supervised by the Kenya Government through the issuance of permits. For every tree cut, two new ones are to be planted.
Image scanned from a colour slide taken back in 1974.
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