NOMAD DOME SHAPPED

Nomad dome shapped

home

somali houseNomadic

Herders spend nearly all of

their time Outdoors. A large

shade tree might provide a Meeting place or a Classroom.

The traditional shelter of the herders is the Aqal Dome-

shaped Huts, a dome-shaped, collapsible hut made from

poles covered by hides, woven fiber mats, or sometimes

cloth or tin. Easy to break down and reassemble, the aqal is

carried on a Camel’s back and set up by the women of the

family once a New camp is made. A bed made from wooden

stakes covered with Hides is the only furniture in the aqal.

Nomads have few Possessions, and each item has Practical

uses. Cooking utensils, Storage boxes, Stools, Woven mats,

and Water bags are among the family’s only Household

goods.

A Nomad Camp may be surrounded by a Fence made from

Thorn bushes to keep out Predators. Animals are also kept in

Corrals made from Thorn bushes. A Prayer area may be set

apart within the camp by a Circle of Stones.

Farmers make permanent homes that are similar to the Aqal.

Round huts called Mundals Cone-shaped Huts are made from

Poles and Brush or Vines plastered with Mud, Animal dung,

and Ashes and covered with a Broad, Cone-shaped Thatched

Roof. Rectangular huts, often with flat-tin Roofs, are called

Arish Rectangular-shaped Huts.

Other homes are built from Logs, Stone, Brick, or Cement.

Farmers have a few pieces of Wooden Furniture and

Decorative Pottery, Gourds, or Woven goods.

City Dwellers often live in Arab-style Whitewashed Houses

made of Stone or Brick covered with Plaster or Cement.