pillar tombs

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Scope note
Tombs characterized by a single pillar or obelisk extending from the burial chamber, usually on the north or east side of the structure. This form is wholly distinctive to East Africa, being particularly typical of Swahili funerary architecture.
pillar tombs
Accepted term: 02-Dec-2024