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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Salim Ali uses this carding machine to card wool for felting and cotton for other uses. The machine is powered by electricity. Before the introduction of these machines, a manual carding bow was used to card wool.

History

Session

W02

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

ئامێری شیکردنەوە

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی ئەم ئامێری شیکرندنەوەیە بەکار دەهێنێ بۆ شیکردنەوەی بەرگن و خوری و هەتا لۆکەش. ئامێرەکە بە کارەبا کار دەکات. پێش هێنانی ئەم ئامێرە، پیشەوەران بە ئامێرێکی دەستی کە پێی دەڵێن کەوان و کوتک یان جیکەنە، کاری شیکردنەوەیان ئەنجام دەدا.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

carding machine

Techniques of production

Felted, Textile-carded

Materials

Wool-lambswool

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Intent

wool is carded for felting

Date of creation

2023-03-19

Unique ID

2022SG01-W02-0025

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