Posted in Africa, Cultural heritage, Somali, Somali Arts & Crafts, Somali Culture, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Traditions, Somalia, Travels, tagged Bocor, Dhiil, Gaawe, Haan, Hadhuub-gaal, Hangool, Mure, Sallad, Sati on October 9, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Hadhuub – made from Caw, the Hadhuub is used for milking goats and, very rarely, camels.
Haan or Aagaan - largely made from Caw and in some parts of Somalia, the Qabo tree. The cover and the cavity upon which it sits are both usually made from Gaatir tree. Haan has two purposes. [...]
Posted in Africa, Creative Non-Fiction, Creative Writing, Cultural heritage, Family, Gabayo, Poetry, Somali, Somali Culture, Somali Music, Somali Nomads, Somali Poetry, Somali Traditions, Somalia, Travels on October 1, 2007 | 9 Comments »
A Nomadic experience 1
I woke up from my sisters hut. Beside me, stacked in some corner or hanging from the boughs were Sati, Sallad, Bocor, Hadhuub, dhiil, etc. – the very finest of a Somali nomad’s handmade utensils (I will explain these in another post hopefully in detail). Being my first time sleeping on a [...]
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