Traditional Loom Weaving - 4  piastre

Traditional Loom Weaving - 4 piastre

Year
1951
Face Value
4
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Cultural

Catalogs References

Michel
SD 141
Yvert & Tellier
SD 106
Stanley Gibbons
SD 133

Technical Details

Colors
black
Size
33 x 29 mm
Perforation
13
Printing
Typography
This stamp celebrates Sudan's historic textile industry, artisanal crafts, and domestic economy by illustrating a weaver operating a traditional handloom. The subject highlights the deep-rooted cultural importance of hand-woven fabrics, such as the damur cotton cloth traditionally used to make national garments. The scene carries a clear message of industriousness, skill, and cultural continuity, framing manual technical training as a cornerstone of community self-sufficiency and economic life.