Prompt:

Read one of the two assigned articles below:

Meier, Prita. 2009. Objects on the Edge: Swahili Coast Logics of Display. (Links to an external site.) African Arts 42 (4): 823.
Wynne-Jones, Stephanie. OR The public life of the Swahili stonehouse,  (Links to an external site.)14th15th centuries AD. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 32, Issue 4, 2013, 759-773.

Write an essay of 300 words minimum answering the following questions related to the article you chose:

For the Meier article: What is the Swahili Coast Logics of Display, according to Meier? Analyze at least one architectural example discussed in the article to support your argument.  Only one direct quote of one sentence may be used.
For the Wynne-Jones article: In what ways is the Swahili house designed around public function? Address plan, layout, architecture, decoration, ritual objects, and functions in your answer. Also explain and address the principle of structural depth in your response. Analyze a minimum of one Swahili house discussed in the article to support your arguments. Only one direct quote of one sentence may be used.
In what ways is the Swahili house designed around public function? Address plan, layout, architecture, decoration, ritual objects, and functions in your answer. Also explain and address the principle of structural depth in your response. Note: focus on one of the Swahili houses the author discusses, for example the Songo Mnara palace or House 44. You will need to summarize the main points the author makes about the public versus private areas of the Swahili building you choose to write about. This is not a visual analysis, but more of a spatial one.

Provide an image of the main architectural example you are discussing.