A woman is kneading clay for pottery making. Note on her right side the small clay ‘pounder’ used to mould the pot (Fur: “tewe”).
Gidad village, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Randi Haaland, 1973
Tag Archives: Gidad
Photo 26 – UBB-HAA-372
A “mir” (blacksmith/potter caste) woman is shaping the base (Fur: “kiri”) of the pot. Note the small clay pounder that she is using.
Gidad village, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Randi Haaland, 1973
Photo 28 – UBB-HAA-380
A Fur woman of the “mir” caste is attaching a ring of wet clay to the body (Fur: “kiri”) of a pot.
Gidad village, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Randi Haaland, 1973
Photo 29 – UBB-HAA-385
A Fur woman of the “mir” (blacksmith/potter) caste is decorating the body (Fur: “kiri”) of the pot by pressing a shell against the wet clay.
Gidad village, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Randi Haaland, 1973
Photo 30 – UBB-HAA-383
A Fur woman of the “mir” caste is smoothing with a cow’s rib the interior surface of the rim/mouth (Fur: “uto”) area of the pot she is making.
Gidad Village, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Randi Haaland, 1973
Photo 88 – UBB-HAA-219
Although the Baggara Arabs are associated with migratory cattle husbandry, it is only the richest who have cattle herds large enough to yield a cash income required to satisfy their consumption needs for grain and other goods. Most Baggaras therefore practice some cultivation in their home area (dar) during the rainy season. This Baggara man is sowing sorghum with the traditional seluka mode (making holes in the ground with the stick to plant the seeds therein).
Gidad, Southern Darfur.
Photo: Gunnar Haaland, 1973
