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- oral history is a tradition in Kenya - - crafts - part of [[strikethrough]] Kenyan [[/strikethrough]] Zwahili daily life - - communities - have different types of wood - long - lasting kinds => 700 yrs - (mahogany, teak (for Phones), [[strikethrough]] ebony [[/strikethrough]]) - Zwahili craft - important - ornamental motifs - - Symbols represent the communities - - Motifs - are used through the generations - - Motifs - interchangeable - in different craft material - connected - (wood, plaster, textile, henna) - Crafts - available to anyone - ;not just to a specific community -