holees

Updated: February 22, 2026

The employment of the men is camel-driving between Tripoli and Ghadames. Agriculture, there is scarcely any. The women weave barracans or holees for their husbands, themselves, and children, and for sale. They are mostly dirty, and ill-clothed.

James Richardson - Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846