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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Salim Ali preparing to card wool with his carding machine prior to making a felt rug. The wool is carded two to three times, this helps to get rid of some of the debris and vegetable matter in the wool.

History

Session

W02

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

ئامێری شیکردنەوە

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی ئامادەکاری دەکات بۆ شیکردنەوەی بەرگن بە ئامێری شیکردنەوەکەی پێش دەستکردن بە دروستکردنی بەڕرەی لباد. بەرگنەکە دوو بۆ سێ جار لە مەکینەکە دەدرێت تا جوان شی ببێتەوە و ئەمەش یارمەتی دەرە تا پیسیەکان لە خوریەکە بکەوێت و جیا ببێتەوە.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

carding machine

Techniques of production

Textile-carded

Materials

Wool-lambswool

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Intent

carding wool prior to felting

Date of creation

2023-03-19

Unique ID

2022SG01-W02-0033

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