The Mombasa tusks (or Mapemba ya Ndovu or Pembe za Ndovu ¬ the Swahili for elephant tusks), a monument over Moi Avenue, Mombasa, Kenya pictured in 1967. Built in 1952 to a commemorate visit by the British royal family, the arch originally comprised two wood and canvas tusk structures. When the road was expanded into two carriageways, a new set of four weather-resistant aluminium tusks were built in 1956 by the city council. They then formed the letter ‘M’. This image is from an old amateur 35mm Kodak colour transparency – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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The Mombasa tusks (or Mapemba ya Ndovu or Pembe za Ndovu ¬ the Swahili for elephant tusks), a monument over Moi Avenue, Mombasa, Kenya pictured in 1967. Built in 1952 to a commemorate visit by the British royal family, the arch originally comprised two wood and canvas tusk structures. When the road was expanded into two carriageways, a new set of four weather-resistant aluminium tusks were built in 1956 by the city council. They then formed the letter ‘M’. This image is from an old amateur 35mm Kodak colour transparency. It will look soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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Size: 3543px × 2431px
Location: Moi Avenue, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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