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Mifrak

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of wood, and it is used for sparking fire; its use has declined after the appearance of matches and gas lighters.
Mifrak

Ga'boot hangoog [coffee pot holder]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of palm tree fronds (hangoog) and used for holding a coffee pot; it is ornamented with leather strips, and it is original.
Ga'boot hangoog [coffee pot holder]

Antique vase

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: An antique vase
Antique vase

Two market blacksmiths

Collection: westernsudancommunitymuseums.photographs
Description: Two traditional blacksmiths hammering out axe heads in the market in Nyala.
Two market blacksmiths

Birgid weavers. Menawashe, Darfur

Collection: westernsudancommunitymuseums.photographs
Description: A young woman decorating a traditional covering for serving food, at a roadside stall.
Birgid weavers. Menawashe, Darfur

Murwsd Wa'wunna [kohl stick]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: Made of silver, this expensive kohl container and its stick are used for eye kohl (eye-blackening) and have a social dimension, and religious and therapeutic dimensions.
Murwsd Wa'wunna [kohl stick]

Pottery Market

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Pottery market
Pottery Market

Shayyal [jewellery]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made up of gold coins and used as jewellery for women; it is worn around the head and usually the coins are in even number, each coin weighing about 0.8 grams.
Shayyal [jewellery]

Crockery

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Manufacturing clay pots
Crockery

Shaff necklace

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This type of necklace is made of gold coins with beads in between; it is women's jewellery that is worn around the neck with the coins dangling on the chest.
Shaff necklace

Illit (rahmi) [face ornament]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of gemstones, seashells and beads; it is used as a women's ornament and worn on the head bound to her hair, dangling on the right cheek,
Illit (rahmi) [face ornament]

Gad'at [a type of footwear]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of palm tree fronds (leaves); a type of men's footwear no longer used nowadays.
Gad'at [a type of footwear]

Manufactured Clay Pots in Their Final Form

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Clay pots are on the oven in their final form after being made.
Manufactured Clay Pots in Their Final Form

Hulal/Khulal [traditional men's hair combs]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: Selection of combs made of wood and ebony; used for combing men's hair and considered as a man's ornament as it is usually worn on the head even when not used, and it comes in different shapes and sizes. It usually contains small engravings and it has a social dimension
Hulal/Khulal [traditional men's hair combs]

Sharaqraq [a wooden coffee utensil]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of wood and is used for pouring coffee into jabanah [traditional coffee pots]; its use has decreased as it has been replaced with modern utensils and tools.
Sharaqraq [a wooden coffee utensil]

Khuruj / Mukhlayah [a traditional bag]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of leather and oilcloth and used for keeping objects; it is rarely used nowadays and has been substituted with modern bags.
Khuruj / Mukhlayah [a traditional bag]

Rikwa [ewer]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: An earthenware ewer used for holding water for wadu' [ablution], nowadays it is used scarcely as it has been replaced with plastic variants.
Rikwa [ewer]

Gaidanat [vessel for roasting coffee]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This wooden utensil is used for roasting coffee grains; it is old and rarely used nowadays.
Gaidanat [vessel for roasting coffee]

Man making furniture

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Man making furniture
Man making furniture

A Birgid weaver in Menawashe, Darfur

Collection: westernsudancommunitymuseums.photographs
Description: A young woman weaving and decorating a traditional covering for serving food at a roadside stall.
A Birgid weaver in Menawashe, Darfur

Clay Pots

Collection: nationalrecordsoffice.images
Description: Clay pots in their final form after manufacture
Clay Pots

Kummab [arm ornament]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: Made of silver and used as jewellery for women; worn on the arms.
Kummab [arm ornament]

Tinaad [fire striker]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: An iron fire striker. It is fastened to stone and the fire is made by rubbing them together; nowadays its use has been overshadowed by modern substitutes.
Tinaad [fire striker]

Ga'boot [coffee cup holder]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of light wood and used for holding coffee cups while travelling.
Ga'boot [coffee cup holder]

Tabaat [men's footwear]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: These are made of leather and rubber and ornamented with engravings; worn by men, especially on wedding occasions.
Tabaat [men's footwear]

Hulal/Khulal [traditional men's hair comb]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: Comb made of ebony wood; it is used as for combing men's hair and considered as a man's ornament as it is usually worn on the head even when not used, and it comes in different shapes and sizes. It usually contains small engravings and it has a social dimension
Hulal/Khulal [traditional men's hair comb]

Iss [food serving pot]

Collection: bejaculturalstudiescentreredseauniversity.sidi
Description: This is made of wood and is used as a pot for serving food to guests.
Iss [food serving pot]

Three Birgid weavers in Menawashe, Darfur

Collection: westernsudancommunitymuseums.photographs
Description: Three women weaving and decorating a traditional covering for serving food at a roadside stall.
Three Birgid weavers in Menawashe, Darfur
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