Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D.
@IchumbakiE
I'm a researcher and educator of ‘Heritage Studies’ at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Views here are solely mine.
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http://www.urithiwetu.org 11-03-2013 22:59:27
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It was a pleasure for me yesterday to attend an event at National Museum of Tanzania to celebrate the live of #TerezaNtareII , the former #Heru chief. She remains a testimony of #women #leadership in #Tanzania . Past & present University of Dar es Salaam students attended too Urithi Wetu viola julius
The past 10 days have been beneficial for me to meet & interact with #Humanities & #SocialSciences scholars from across Africa. Science for Africa Foundation Science for Africa Foundation through its #PossibleAfrica program made this possible. Stay tuned to learn what these fellows are doing.
#SundayRead : chemical_tz and Elgidius Ichumbaki, Ph.D. (2023) present fishing songs from Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania in the context of intangible cultural heritage on the east African Swahili coast.
#CulturalHeritage #IntangibleHeritage #UCH
doi.org/10.1007/s11457…
Some #fishermen in #Mafia use pieces of plastic materials to minimize direct contact between #seawater & #boat #planks . What does this tell us? Prof John P Cooper. أ. د. جون كوبر Edward Pollard Prof. Jon Henderson Australian National Maritime Museum Richard Bates Dr. Georgia Holly Urithi Wetu #CoastalHeritage #Coastaladaptation
As days to #COP28 are numbered, I remind global leaders that the youth of Tanzania still demand actions. The message sent during #COP26 remains valid today: #Actionism -- take actions to achieve #NetZeroBy2050 . British Council Tanzania Urithi Wetu IISD SDGs COP28 UAE University of Dar es Salaam
This piece published online may be of interest to those interested in #training & #collaboration on #African #Archaeology & #Heritage . Archaeology UCD Archaeology Bigimarwa Shadreck Chirikure Akin Ogundiran Urithi Wetu Pamela Willoughby Makarius Itambu
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to visit the Wolaita Sodo University and have a look at amazing exhibits. Urithi Wetu #ExploreEthiopia Curate Oromia
To the best of my knowledge, one of the town in Southern #Ethiopia is among few popular #city of #Bajaj #Shashamane Bajaj_Finance The Ethiopian Historian Urithi Wetu Visit Oromia Oromia Voice -ኦሮሚያ ድምፅ Bajaj_Finserv Bajaj Electricals Wolaita Sodo University #ExploreEthiopian #Heritage
It’s a pleasure learning the chiefdoms of Wolaita-Sodo in South #Ethiopia and getting narratives about the history of the area. Urithi Wetu Wolaita Sodo University UCD Archaeology
Some colleagues aren’t aware of the cultural materials, artefacts & objects we talk about. Here are a few examples among millions housed in Germany museums & stores. German Embassy Dar es Salaam Geschichts- & Lernort Kolonialismus Christoph Retzlaff Katja Keul Bärbel Kofler, MdB January Makamba Dominic Johnson Urithi Wetu GermanForeignOffice
Talking about dialogue and collaboration is not enough: historian Nancy Rushohora p.dw.com/p/4YIVJ?maca=e… GermanForeignOffice German Embassy Dar es Salaam