Somali Cultural Posters

[Geeljire]

 

[Geeljire]

This is my Favorite One. The badass kid with the traditional Somali dhoore haircut.

Everyone should hang this photo in their living room.

 

[Geeljire]

 

[Geeljire]

 

[Zayd]

S/o to all the gabooyes who crafted these items, the main clans were jaahils busy raiding each other.

 

[Geeljire]

The items shown were crafted mostly by regular dominant nomadic Somali clans. Wood work and crafting traditional items such as these was a well respected profession in both modern and historic times in Somalia. Not only that it was very widespread amongst the nomads.

i can show you some examples of awsome artistic examples of wood work by nomads, if you want.

 

[Zayd]

Sure there were craftsmen in some coastal ports, but the Tumaal and the Gabooye were the experts in weaving mats, prayer mats, quran cases, weapons, sandals etc... Dying clothes, that was their expertise because the Somali clans regarded them of not being Somali thus they were barred from herding camels, sheep and oxen.

 

[Geeljire]

Sure there were craftsmen in some coastal ports, but the Tumaal and the Gabooye were the experts in weaving mats, prayer mats, quran cases, weapons, sandals etc... Dying clothes, that was their expertise because the Somali clans regarded them of not being Somali thus they were barred from herding camels, sheep and oxen.

Nope , gabooye mostly only delt with stuff like iron,metal,gold etc. Their line of work was mostly being goldsmiths and blacksmiths. It was mostly shunned because they looked down on wearing things such as gold,silver and iron.

But nonetheless craftwork regarding woods work,stone work and textile among other things were well respected lines of professions and something majority Somali nomads took pride in. It was very widespread

Stonework,pottery, leatherwork and jewlery etc.

Sources:
https://books.google.no/books?id=qK...ia&hl=no&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

Source:
https://books.google.no/books?id=2N...sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=woodwork&f=false

While craftwork called Qoris was considered the province of men and textile or weaving was mostly business of women.

 

[Zayd]

Notice where it says carpet work by the Yibir, perhaps this is the difference between Northern culture snd southern culture, the nomads in Waqooyi never took pride in doing these things.

The source is UNKNOWN SOURCES OF THE HORN OF AFRICA, written in the 1880s

 

[Geeljire]

*written by unknown sources*

 

[Zayd]

No, the book name is Unknown Origins of The Horn of Africa, that was a mistake on my behalf.

 

[Zayd]

The unknown horn of Africa : James, F. L. (Frank Linsly) 1851-1890

 

[Zayd]

That extract proves the cultural differences between the Waqooyi & Bari + Koonfur divide, we don't take pride in smashing iron or weaving sijaayads for salah, that was done by the Yibir.

 

[Anonymous]

It's something to take pride in. It's not something anyone should look down on.

 

[waraabe]

It's something to take pride in. It's not something anyone should look down on.

Different cultures I guess

 

[Geeljire]

It's something to take pride in. It's not something anyone should look down on.

It is taken pride in by almost all Somalis, dont know what Zayd is talking about but craftwork ,carving and woodwork were very highly respected professions for dominant pastorial Somalis.
I dont know why people pushed this stereotype or carictature of pastorials being lazy dhociils who cant do basic handy work and look down at it. Its more or less the fact that in modern time the tradition started to erode due to urbanism.

This is written by Mohamed Dirye Abdullahi a somali expert on Somali culture, not Some ethnocentric euro.

It wasnt just simply Gabooye or Midgan who did this, this was very widespread and respected. But gaaboye were really good at things related to iron,gold metal. Hence one of their clan names called Tum-maal. (ironbeater). But Traditional woodwork and carving was done by majority of Somali nomads.

 

[Zayd]

Wasn't widespread amongst isaaqs