- Dahabaya incorporates different authentic elements rooted from Sudanese heritage, life changing moments and poetry to provide a range of personalized designs painted on wooded logs and stretched canvas.
- It is our aim that each piece of art is a blend of vibrant fresh colors and materials reflecting the owner’s character and fitting perfectly in their homes and hearts.
- The following art pieces are mostly painted on a wooden slate “Loah- لوح” or Canvas. The “Loah- لوح” is a piece of carved wood from the Buckthorn trees “"اشجار السنط.
- It is hand crafted by local Sudanese skilled carpenters, in a special rectangular shape with a triangle handle on top.
- This shape was firstly used by traditional Islamic Schools named ‘Khalwa’ (خلوى) all over Sudan, Central and North Africa to write Quran verses on.
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Madania "Civilian" Wooden Slate -لوح مدنيااو
This artwork draws inspiration from the December 2019 revolution, which sought to establish a civilian ruling system as a solution to Sudan's history of injustice, civil wars, and strife....
$132
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Dahabaya wa Al-Tanbour - دهبايه و الطنبور
The Dahabaya bride gracefully dances to the melodic tunes of Al Tanbour, a traditional Sudanese music instrument. She sways side to side, holding her Thoab, a women's over...
$59
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Adeela & Zain Wooden Slate-لوح عديلة و زين
The painting is inspired by Al Jirtik - الجرتق, a traditional wedding ceremony and part of Sudanese weddings. The prideful and ecstatic groom Zain dances to celebrate the newly...
$165
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Fe Shambat Wooden Slate -لوح في شمبات
The Fe Shambat Wooden Slate -لوح في شمبات incorporates the fond memories and love of Shambat/شمبات, a Bahri, Khartoum neighborhood, into a stunning painting. This piece captures the essence...
$132
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Melad farahna - ميلاد فرحنا
Dimensions: W40cm x H60cm x L2cm Materials: 100% cotton canvas stretched on a wooden frame, painted with non-toxic acrylic paint, liners and 3D liquid liners. Story: The painting is inspired...
$95
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Women of Sudan 1 (Nisa’a Baladi - 1 نساء بلادي)
A painting that celebrates the homogenous nature of Sudan with all its tribes and cultural diversity. In this painting four girls from different parts of Sudan are dressed in their...
$126
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December Revolution- ثورة ديسمبر
The painting, finished in December 2018, was inspired by my trip to Sudan where I witnessed the initial protest in Khartoum and other demonstrations in Burry, Omdurman, Al Gadarif, and...
$118
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Nour wo Nar "small size painted on both sides"-نار و نور "مقاس صغير مرسوم بالجهتين"
Inspired by the 3 phases of the December 2019 Sudanese revolution; War, Prayer, and Celebration- نار و نور "مقاس صغير مرسوم بالجهتين". Depicting the Sword, Sibha - سبحة (Islamic...
$121
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Mehaira wa Al Tanbour - مهيرة و الطنبور
The new bride Mehaira bit Aboud - مهيرة بت عبود from the Shaygia - شايقية tribe at Northern Sudan, wearing her traditional jewelry dances with the edge of her Thoab...
$80
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Women of Sudan 2 (Nisa’a Baladi - 2 نساء بلادي)
A painting that celebrates the homogenous nature of Sudan with all its tribes and cultural diversity. In this painting four girls from different parts of Sudan are dressed in their...
$75
Canvas
Mashallah Tabarak Allah - ما شاء الله تبارك الله
The painting is inspired by integrating the Sudanese culture with the Islamic phrase “MashaAllah Tabarak Allah - ما شاء الله تبارك الله” (What Allah has willed, Rewarded from Allah) to...
$80
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Mehaira wa Al Tanbour - مهيرة و الطنبور (Green)
By the side of the river Nile and under the moving shades of palm trees the new bride Mehaira - مهيرة from the Shaygia - شايقية tribe in Northern Sudan,...
$54