Museum of the Mahdist-era at the Khalifa's House, Omdurman
Photograph by Brian McMorrow shows the crown (kalamshiyya) of Sultan Ali Dinar (r. 1898-1916) on display in the Khalifa House Museum. Omdurman, 2009.
The kalamshiyya was a traditional garb of Darfur noblemen, seeing use in the courts of the Fur, Zaghawa and Masalit, see: H.G. Balfour-Paul, History and Antiquities of Darfur (1955), 26-27; Marie-Jose Tubiana, "Pouvoir et confiance: La relation oncle maternel-neveu utérin et le système politique des Zaghawa (Tchad-Soudan)" Cahiers d'Études Africaines 19, no. 73/76 (1979), 67, PH 4; Lidwien Kapteijns, Mahdist Faith and Sudanic Tradition (2016), 138.
Visible in the background of the image are Ali Dinar's "magnificent silver mounted rod of honour (known as a 'giba')" as well as "The black flag of Ramadan Ali Dinar, together with two other flags of Ali Dinar," see: Brian L. Kieran, "Omdurman and Khartoum—A Pilgrimage," Orders and Medals 19, no. 4 (1980), 239; 20, no. 1 (1981), 18.
Museum of the Mahdist-era at the Khalifa's House, Omdurman
Photograph by Brian McMorrow shows the crown (kalamshiyya) of Sultan Ali Dinar (r. 1898-1916) on display in the Khalifa House Museum. Omdurman, 2009.
The kalamshiyya was a traditional garb of Darfur noblemen, seeing use in the courts of the Fur, Zaghawa and Masalit, see: H.G. Balfour-Paul, History and Antiquities of Darfur (1955), 26-27; Marie-Jose Tubiana, "Pouvoir et confiance: La relation oncle maternel-neveu utérin et le système politique des Zaghawa (Tchad-Soudan)" Cahiers d'Études Africaines 19, no. 73/76 (1979), 67, PH 4; Lidwien Kapteijns, Mahdist Faith and Sudanic Tradition (2016), 138.
Visible in the background of the image are Ali Dinar's "magnificent silver mounted rod of honour (known as a 'giba')" as well as "The black flag of Ramadan Ali Dinar, together with two other flags of Ali Dinar," see: Brian L. Kieran, "Omdurman and Khartoum—A Pilgrimage," Orders and Medals 19, no. 4 (1980), 239; 20, no. 1 (1981), 18.