Mali Gallery 3 (Gao). Hippos, Sewn Canoes etc. (all photos copyright T. Insoll).

(All captions refer to images left to right) (see Insoll, Islam, Archaeology and History, BAR S647, 1996, and Urbanism, Archaeology and Trade, BAR S829, 2000 & various papers in Publications for further details)

Two views of a hippopotamus skull from the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology indicating the position of the tusks.

Two views of an exhibition on the Gao research held in the British Museum (April 1999).

Two views of the Gao archaeological material as it is permanently displayed in the National Museum, Bamako (December 2010).

Two views of the stitching of a sewn canoe recorded at Gao (January 1993).

1. Sewn canoe purchased at Gao for the now defunct International Sailing Craft Association Museum, Exeter, UK, prior to restoration (October 1993).

2. The sewn canoe undergoing restoration (October 1993).