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Rolling felt in a reed mat

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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Salim Ali rolls the layered wool in a reed mat with his foot to add pressure so that the wool fibre tangle to each other.

History

Session

F02

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

شێلانی لباد لە ناو چیخ

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی بەرگنە راخراوەکە لە ناو چیخ بە قاچ دەشێلێت بۆ دروستکردنی پەستان تا یارمەتی بەرگنەکە بدات بچێتە ناویەک و لێک بئاڵێ.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Participants

Salim Ali

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

rolled reed mat

Techniques of production

Felted

Materials

Wool-lambswool

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Intent

adding pressure to the wool to lock the wool fibre and create felt

Date of creation

2023-03-19

Unique ID

2022SG01-F02-0010

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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