<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">pillar tombs</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31461116</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:04:06</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">minara</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">mnara</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pillar tomb</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pillar-tomb</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pillar-tombs</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tomb, pillar</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tombs, pillar</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></dc:description></metadata>