Somali Jewelry

[Sambuus]

What is this necklace many Somali women used to wear called? It’s very beautiful.
And why don’t we bring back our old culture and modernize it? We have lost so much cultural clothing and dances and practices, that we practically all do the same things. Somalis are old people and I know we have so much culture.

Also I’ve seen many photos of women wearing the earrings that reaches the chest, it’s very stunning.

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[Sambuus]

I found more

 

[Sambuus]

Instead of using regular, modern gold and adorn ourselves with the work of other people and cultures. We really should modernize our traditional jewelry and make these necklaces and bracelets in silver or gold and sell it.

 

[Sambuus]

Somali Rosewater Bottle

 

[Empress of Hawiye]

Beautiful mashallah

 

[Naacasfrompunt]

What is this necklace many Somali women used to wear called? It’s very beautiful.
And why don’t we bring back our old culture and modernize it? We have lost so much cultural clothing and dances and practices, that we practically all do the same things. Somalis are old people and I know we have so much culture.

Also I’ve seen many photos of women wearing the earrings that reaches the chest, it’s very stunning.
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That last one

i thought we were sheiks back then

 

[Ghengis Kaarhis]

What about for the men

 

[Sambuus]

What about for the men

A lot of the men wore beaded necklaces and had feathers and combs in their hair, I think it was worn as a sign of victory but, I’m not entirely sure

 

[Ghengis Kaarhis]

A lot of the men wore beaded necklaces and had feathers and combs in their hair, I think it was worn as a sign of victory but, I’m not entirely sure
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[World]

A lot of the men wore beaded necklaces and had feathers and combs in their hair, I think it was worn as a sign of victory but, I’m not entirely sure
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Ostrich feather means they’ve killed someone in battle.

 

[pirater]

it would be amazing if this stuff became more widespread in Somalia. some of these necklaces have quranic verses inside of them for protection so people consider the necklaces shirk.

 

[one]

What is this necklace many Somali women used to wear called?

It's called qardhaas or jalbad.

And necklaces and armlets with Quranic verses are called canbarshe or xirsi in Somali.

 

[Sambuus]

it would be amazing if this stuff became more widespread in Somalia. some of these necklaces have quranic verses inside of them for protection so people consider the necklaces shirk.

It would be cool if we used these necklaces again, but without the Quran verses, if it is indeed shirk.

 

[Sambuus]

 

[greyhound stone]

Is it me or somalis then looked more negroid or black ? Have we mixed or something? Why do all of them pictures everyone is darksin when today a lot of us have light skin???

 

[pirater]

Is it me or somalis then looked more negroid or black ? Have we mixed or something? Why do all of them pictures everyone is darksin when today a lot of us have light skin???

its because everyone is skin bleaching. Even in tuulo people are skin bleaching. you can buy it everywhere. As soap or a face wash

 

[Shimbiris]

Is it me or somalis then looked more negroid or black ? Have we mixed or something? Why do all of them pictures everyone is darksin when today a lot of us have light skin???

Have you ever been back to the hooyoland? Most people back there are pretty dark compared to western diasporans because 1) it's by the bloody equator unlike your western countries and 2) they're usually outside walking around a lot more than folks in the west. I knew some buddies from Canada who were from Hargeysa and when they went back there folks thought they were "mixed" (they're not in the least and these niggas even have genetic results to prove it ) because of how light-skinned they were compared to the locals.

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Unlike you folks in the west we Reer Khaleej live right next to the hooyoland. Boosaaso is like 2 hours away from Dubai. So I got to go back growing up and because it wasn't as indoor of a culture as in the UAE and I spent a lot of time at the beach swimming or wandering around outside I remember how my friends in the UAE would keep saying I'd become like duxul after returning to school once our summer vacation was over.

 

[BigShaq]

Is it me or somalis then looked more negroid or black ? Have we mixed or something? Why do all of them pictures everyone is darksin when today a lot of us have light skin???

2 reasons in my opinion

Reason 1: most somalis are dark

Reason 2: black and white pictures doesn't differentiate in tone much. A person who looks dark in a black and white picture may actually be more of an orange complexion

 

[Juliet]

its because everyone is skin bleaching. Even in tuulo people are skin bleaching. you can buy it everywhere. As soap or a face wash

Wrong. We moved out to colder climates.Somalia is right on the equator

 

[pirater]

Wrong. We moved out to colder climates.Somalia is right on the equator

yes but also skin bleaching. We all know its happening in Somalia. Everyone's turning into ghosts