This collection of documentary films were filmed and produced in 2019 as part of the Western Sudan Community Museums project WSCM which was originally intended to be showcased in 3 museums around Sudan; the Khalifa House Museum in Omdurman, Khartoum, the Sheikan Museum in Obaid, North Kordofan, and the Darfur Museum in Nyala, South Darfur.

These films show various heritage and cultural topics and practices related to the exhibitions of these museums.

All films in this collection were produced by Mark Whatmore and Yoho Media.

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The following three videos showcase life in markets in Darfur through the various crafts and products sold in the market.

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Birgid Weavers. Menawashe, Darfur.

Women of the Birgid tribe weave coloured palm fronds and decorate the 'mandola' which is used to serve special meals. Filmed at a roadside market in Menawashe, North of Nyala.

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Potters. Kas, Darfur.

Potters at the Tuesday market in Kas (1hr West of Nyala), painting incense burners. Mariam Mohamed Abaka is filmed pounding the base of a water pot.

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Shoe makers. Nyala, Darfur.

Markoob is a traditional Sudanese shoe made out of leather. Every region has a different type of markoob depending on the leather available in the area; the more rare the leather, the more expensive the shoe, for example, leopard or snake skins. Shoemakers filmed in the Nyala soug.

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Cover Picture © Zainab Gaafar

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