A group of nomadized Fur watering a donkey (Fur: “lel”) at their camp in the area of Jebel Si. Note the seasonal huts made of branches in the background. They are very different from the tents used by nomadized Fur in western Darfur. In the Jebel Si area nomadized Fur farmers do not change ethnic identity.
Jebel Si area, Northern Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1969
The camp site of a Fur farmer who has succeeded in accumulating cash for investment in a sufficient number of cattle. Cattle thrive best when they are moved seasonally between different ecological zones. Successful Fur farmers therefore prefer to establish themselves as nomads like the Baggara Arabs when they have enough cows (Fur: “ko”). Note the tent made of straw mats (Fur and Arabic: “birish”) similar to those used by the Baggara nomads.
Lower Wadi Azum, Western Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1965
A woman outside her tent in the camp of nomadized Fur.
Wadi Azum area, Western Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1965
A group of nomadized Fur resting under the shadow of a tree.
Wadi Azum, Western Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1965
