CULTURE Portrait of a Tumaal circa; 1890

[Madaafiic]

The Xirsi most likely has an Ayat from the Holy Qu'ran inside it.

 

[Dagdag]

Cool portrait 1890 so long ago. Any idea where portrait was taken

 

[mohammdov]

Cool portrait 1890 so long ago. Any idea where portrait was taken

In Berbera

 

[Burqad]

The Xirsi most likely has an Ayat from the Holy Qu'ran inside it.

doest look muscular enough to be an iron worker

 

[Madaafiic]

doest look muscular enough to be an iron worker

You don't necessarily need muscle to be an iron worker, either way he could've had another occupation or even owned livestock. Not all Tumaals do metallurgy.