RESEARCHED READING
The palace, a coffee house and a carefully dated account of material heritage.
Pieter Tesch’s 2007 study dates the palace building to 1911–1912. It describes a seat of government with a throne hall and records meetings with advisers and petitioners in a nearby coffee house. These spaces offer a way to think about a court as a place of encounters and decisions.
This is a historical reading of that study. No present-day condition claim is made here. Documentary photographs will be added only with a recorded source, date and appropriate rights.
THE JOURNAL
Short reads on place, history, craft and the journey of the collection. Only reviewed entries appear here.
RESEARCHED READING
A short introduction to the Sultan of Darfur, his capital and the material records of his reign.
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Volcanic terrain, higher ground and a starting point for a contemporary colour study.
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Omran’s account of the shoes that arrived at his home, and the project they began.
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