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1 Khanga - very special, numerous uses,
what it is - carries a subtle message to your partner "it's a gift for you, my love" makes her happy, proud.
so many uses - [[strikethrough]]a[[strikethrough]]  clothing, as hammock (for baby) - as wallet![[strikethrough]]ty[[strikethrough]] (tie around, makes a pocket)
item to trade in, each week: new designs, texts (?), certain communities may want new khangas just for them.

3. originally, plasterwork traditional "houses, hotels, private house
3 types bldgds "domestic "swahili motif
tombs - impt. people passed
palaces - forts w/ this type ornamentation
swahili homes-
in LR - decorations w/ niches (?) -
for holding oil lamps at night, or displaying other valuable items in the home.

1. Material used plaster of Rinestone pondert sand (originally)
TODAY small cement on inside
modern:

?experience growing up on the coast:
2 people able to convey messages:
ex. rose flower: diff. tranquility
1 how do you describe "home" sweet, what you go back to, [[strikethrough]]stay[[strikethrough]]  pray it stays

(Presenter Abungh) live coast 1/2 life:
it is home, diverse, so many cultures w/in the coast above all, the hospitality

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The "(Presenter Abungh) is a circle to the left of the live coast. strikethroughs incomplete.