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=Architecture= The size of the houses depends on the social status of the people staying in it. Houses belonging to the rich along the coast were built with stone and had wooden doors. The doors were decorated in the middle with different styles of woodcarving. The doors had iron or brass spikes with mountings and chains. The traditional doors had verses from Koran engraved on it, these are now being made in Zanzibar and are called Zanzibar doors. The simpler houses were circular or rectangular and were built on poles. The roofs had mud and dry grass or palm trees. =Clothing= In Zanzibar (a Swahili State) during weddings, women wore [|frilled] dresses. They also danced benl, unyayo, bomu, and the lelemama. Men wore full dress sults during weddings. Daily, Swahili people men wore kiokis (a meter wide piece of cloth tied around their waist). They wore kanzus (a white top that reaches below the knee) over their kioki. Women wore buibui (a black garment that covered their whole body except their eyes and hands) when they went out, but at home they dressed lightly.

//**A kioki**// http://library.mtandao-afrika.org/TQA01049/images/kikoi11.jpg

Swahili Religion
The Swahili people were Muslims. Islam arrived in the 8th century when the Arabic and Persian traders intermarried the local Swahili women. The Swahili people are very strict Muslims. They attended the five prayers everyday in the village mosque. They were originally Sunni-Muslims. Some of the verses in the [|Koran] are used for treatment of diseases. They soaked verses of the Koran in water for the patient to drink. Only prophets and teachers of Islam are allowed to be medicine men among the Swahili. = = These two pictures are about the religions in Swahili Left: http://kcm.co.kr/bethany/images/0100.jpg Right: http://www.waswahilitrust.plus.com/images/kirumbizi.jpg

Duties
The following bullets are rule, duties, and obligations of the Swahili: -Respect your elders or ruler -Maintain harmony and order for your community -Respect the god you worship -Respect the rights of others

Community service -Help the aged -Help the sick -Help people with farming and building -Participate in funeral and marriage ceremonies

Tools
Here are some tools that the Swahili used Agriculture and livestock The Swahili mainly rely on fishing and agriculture. Before planting seeds, the Swahili burned the land to clear the space. Crops are very important and so are rice, corn and fruits to the Swahili. The coconut also plays an important part as it provides food, drink, oil, rope, it is also used for making baskets and building. Some items used to do these things are: - The Swahili used a hook made of tree branches to harvest fruits, cloves and other crops; this was called a kingoe. - A tasa, also known as tenga is a container that was loosely woven, this is used to carry fruits. - Tungu is a hollowed out shell, it is used to store seeds or churn milk. - Ujamu is a rope or strap used to hold back cattle. - Ungu is a curved tray made of straw or palm frond used to separate grains. - Peku is similar to Ungu but deeper and larger. Fisheries and wildlife The Swahili are very skillful in using fishing spears. To help them even more, they use these items: - Dema is a fish trap made of raffia or other palm trees. - Fyuka is a swing trap used for catching small wild animals. - Tenga is a trap used to catch monkeys, civets, and other wild animals.

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