The old German consulate in British East Africa: A Mombasa mansion and its carved door
Titel:
The old German consulate in British East Africa: A Mombasa mansion and its carved door
Auteur:
Frankl, P. J. L.
Verschenen in:
British journal of Middle Eastern studies
Paginering:
Jaargang 30 (2003) nr. 2 pagina's 137-153
Jaar:
2003-11
Inhoud:
Mombasa and the entire Swahili coast of Eastern Africa have long had historical and cultural links with the rest of the Indian Ocean region, and this article reflects those links. The mansion in question is a nineteenth century house situated between the Portuguese-built fort and what is now the Old Port. Over the past century the house has had four owners, three of them Muslim. The first was a gentleman from Oman, who almost certainly built the house and commissioned the carved door. The second was Tharia Topan, an Isma'ili from Gujarat, who accumulated vast wealth. The third was a Parsi firm originating in Bombay; it was towards the end of the period that this structure became dilapidated and that, probably, the two original leaves of the carved door were removed. Shaykh Mbarak 'Ali Hinawy, the fourth owner, restored both the house and its carved door.
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