Zanzibar Plates: Maastricht and Other Ceramics on the East African Coast by Villoo and Pheroze Nowrojee. Published in 2017 by Manqa Books, Nairobi; email: manqa@outlook.com; website: www.manqa.net. Pp: 95. Price: Not mentioned.
"Though they appeared first on rural hearths, they ended up on banqueting tables in palaces. Though they were designs for peasants, they ended up being commissioned by kings. Though they were conceived for cheap use in the local countryside, they ended up valued on distant shores. Consciously designed for a local, low-income market, they unintendedly became symbols of prestige and social celebration for elite ruling classes in far-off lands,”......