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Visitors to Lamu are likely to see boats spotting a symbol of the moon and its crescent shape resembling an eye.
The ‘Eye of the Dhow’ is one of the symbols of identity in the Lamu archipelago.
The symbol was initially only used by navigators, who would engrave it on their marine vessels, including boats, dhows and canoes, hence the name the Eye of the Dhow.
‘Eye of the Dhow', Lamu's symbol of identity that has existed for ages
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