Women using a traditional gin (Fur: “maal”) to separate the seeds from harvested cotton (Fur: “nyiri”).
Jebel Si area, Northern Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1969
A man at his loom (Fur: “shaaka”). Spinning and weaving of cotton are considered male work. At marriage, a man should present his mother in law (Fur: “iya mare”, Arabic: “naseeba”) with a woven garment.
Amballa, Western Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1965