Egypt
has been crossed and re-crossed by migratory peoples
since the dawn of time. Some found the land good
and stayed. About 5000 B.C., agriculture was introduced
in the Nile Valley. The fertility of the Nile, the
longest river fn the world, attracted people from
afar; thus the Nile Valley dwellers, unlike the
Egyptian tribes descend from many bloodlines. Till
this day they still till its rich soil and have
spread throughout many other parts of the country. |
| Portraits |
Characteristic
features of a villager |
Dress,
shown off at a farmer’s market |
An elder man from
a village |
Showing
affinity to his camel |
A
village woman by Lake Burullus
|
Sailing past the Temple of Phiela |
Characteristic
features of a Nubian man |
Selling holy bread at a monastery
|
An Upper
Egyptian man
|
Habitation
types |
Mud brick rest
house in the fields |
Fishermen
market at Lake Burullus
|
Conical hut used by the keeper. |
A house thatched
with rice straw |
Chicken
houses: reeds and mud plaster |
House with colorful local
theme. |
Fishermen
huts at Lake Nasser |
Reed
fences line an alleyway. |
Gabled rest
hut for farmers and workers. |
Livelihoods-crafts-
customs |
Fishing
nets wound on bamboo poles |
Boat building
have changed little. |
The
multitudinous masts of a fishing fleet |
Return
from harvesting alfalfa (Barsim) |
The camel
market in shalteen |
A
man is poling his boat in shallow water. |
Descending
for a ride across the Nile |
Harvested
dates on a colorful horse cart |
A beautifully
proportioned felucca |
Fresh
colors of the produce at the market |
Snake charmer
at a village |
Making stone
pottery for tourists |
'Norag'
is used for tilling the rich soil |
Loaded
camel in farm |
Water buffalo
feeding by the river bank |
Back
of a dress,as attractive as the front |
Fresh
fish on display at a local market. |
Villagers
trading in grain |
A traditional
horse cart 'hantoor' |
A traditional
weaver 'noal' |
Water wheels
'sakia" powered by a bull |
Weave
baskets and crafts for sale |
Traditional
Water wheels 'sakia'. |
Fresh catch at Lake Nasser |
