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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Felt rug is hanged on the wall at Salim Ali's workshop. The pattern on the rug is made with black wool and dyed wool with vibrant pink and orange colours. Patterns are only made on the front of felt rugs. These rugs are used for both to carpet rooms on top and the sides as well as sleeping mattresses.

History

Session

R01

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

بەڕرەی لباد

Description alt

بەڕرەیەکی لباد بە دیوارەی کارخاناکەی سەلیم عەلیەوە هەڵواسروە. نەخشی سەر بەڕرەکە بە خوری ڕەنگ ڕەش و خوری ڕەنگکراوی پەمەیی و پرتەقاڵی زەق دروستکراوە. نەخش تەنیا لەسەر بەڕرەکان و جێخەوەکان دروست دەکرێت. ئەم لاکێشانە وەک دۆشەکی دانیشتن لە ناو ژورەکاندا و هەروەها وەک جێخەو لە کاتی خەوتندا بەکار دێن.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

felt rug

Techniques of production

Felted

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Date of creation

2023-04-04

Unique ID

2022SG01-R01-0061

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