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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 wool in the reed mat back and forth with his foot for several hours and using one of his wooden tool for support

History

Session

F02

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

شێلانی لباد لە ناو چیخ

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی بە پێکانی بەرگنەکە بۆ چەند کاتژمێرێک لە ناو چیخەکە دەشێلێ تا لبادەکە دروست دەبێت. داری دەقەکەی بەکاردێنێ تا یارمەتی بدات لە کارەکەی.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Participants

Salim Ali

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

SA using his wooden tool for support

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-F02-0017

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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