Ruins of Gedi palace (Anderson, 1972)

Item — Box: 9, slide: 19.24.04

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Slides of Africa from various sources; these slides document a variety of topics such as agriculture, landscapes, city scenes, villages, architecture, industry, transportation, commerce, and people, from throughout Africa during the 20th century.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations. To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Herskovits Library at africana@northwestern.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 99 Boxes (99 slide boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The ruins are 65 miles from Mombasa on the Malindi road. They date back to the 15th century when Gedi was a flourishing Arab-African town, typical of a number of such towns on the east African coast. Gedi was abandoned in the early 17th century. It may have been destroyed by a Mombasa punitive expedition against Malindi, but rebuilt. It was finally abandoned in the face of the advancing nomadic Galla people from Somalia.