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Before industrial textiles, Somali communities relied on handwoven fabrics made from locally available materials such as cotton, goat hair, and occasionally imported silk or wool. Traditional weaving was done primarily by skilled artisans-often men-using simple wooden looms. Cloth making was both a domestic craft and a form of trade, with fabrics being exchanged in markets that connected the Horn of Africa to Arabia, India, and East Africa through centuries of maritime trade. The most iconic Somali garment is the "Macawis" a sarong-like cloth worn by men usually handwoven in colorful stripes or plaid patterns. Credit: thebrolesstraveled (TikTok)

The blowpipe jewelry method in Xamar is a traditional technique in which the jewelery uses his breath to control the flame while combining metal pieces together. The breath controlled blowpipe method is an ancient jewelry making practice. Credit: Banaadir Coast (TikTok)