Tag Archives: Tanzania

24. The Straw Hut Sculpture Park

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Silje

The following was written almost a year ago in a peaceful park full of straw hut sculptures in Dar-es-Salaam. I was planning to pursue the sketchy observations with a more academic pursuit of how widespread the concept of straw hut … Continue reading →

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20. African Liberation Heritage Sites

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Silje

As mentioned briefly in the entry about the FRELIMO office in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania was host to the liberation movements from many of the neighbouring countries not yet independent in the 1960s. In fact, heritage sites of the liberation struggle of … Continue reading →

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19. Moz heritage in Dar

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Silje
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12. Big City Africa

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Silje

The macuti blog is in Tanzania – yesterday in Dar-es-Salaam. The architecture downtown, in the city’s historic and commercial district, contains a form of art deco shophouses and apartments built by a largely Indian population and thus with Indian and some … Continue reading →

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