Utendi wa Mwana Kupona [Mwana Kupona’s Poem] is one of the most popular poems in Kiswahili literature. It was written around 1858 by Mwana Kupona binti Mshamu (c. 1810-1860) for her daughter, Mwana Hashima binti Sheikh…
The angelic being is clothed with buildings and streets that flows upward on her gown. The piece was inspired by symbolism and famous buildings from Japan. Conveying unrealistic beauty standards allowed for "The Woman" to be seen as a goddess looking…