Showing posts with label desert camp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label desert camp. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6

Sunday, October 3

Three-legged camels

A perfect way to avoid breakouts. A three-legged camel can't walk.



They are not as dab hands as in the video, but are using the same method.

Wednesday, September 15

Harob

Harob is a cereal, its name in English is sorghum.

Te-saqwit

Embroidered cloth used to divide the tents in the Beja tribe camps.


The one in the photo is kept in the Metropolitan Museum of New York (USA).

Tuesday, September 14

Camel breeding

If someone has felt the call of the desert, here you could find detailed information about the camel and llama breeding, +info.

Camel caravans


This documentary of 52 minutes gives a quite good idea about the dynamics of a camel caravan in the desert. The link will lead you to a 4:30 minutes German video.

It is a longer version of the three-legged video.

Friday, September 3

Nubian musician playing the rababah


The rababah is a Bedouin instrument, greatly spread along the east of Africa and the Middle East.

If you want to listen to its sound you can play this concert of Nile musicians.




Thursday, August 26

A jebena to brew coffee

Here some jebenas used in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan to brew coffee


They are made out of clay so they have to be, somehow, protected during the trips. 


In Ethiopia they still have the preparing coffee ceremony. If any of you are interested, here you have a detailed explanation.

Monday, August 16