Nubian jewelry is rich and various according to form, function and materials. There are necklaces, pendants, bracelets and rings. Jewelry is usually made of gold or silver and occasionally inlaid with semi-precious stones. Nubian and Sudanese jewelers living in Cairo, especially in Abdin Quarter specialize in this craft. Some of them live in Nubian towns and villages.
Nubian crafts are relatively few and rather primitive.
The most common are pottery and baskets and mats made of palm fronts. Those crafts are practised basically by women who are trained from early childhood. In addition, there is some hand weaving of cotton and wool, but it is a minor craft. Nubians use amulets, charms and talisman for good luck and protection from the evil eye. Some are painted on walls in the form of scorpions, eyes or triangles.