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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Salim Ali enters the small room where he places his carding machine. Salim Ali covers his face when he cards wool becasue it creates a large amount of dust. Since he does not pre-wash the wool, a lot of dust comes from the carding process.

History

Session

W01

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

سەلیم عەلی

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی دەموچاوی خۆی دادەپۆشێت کاتێک بە مەکینەکەی خوری شی دەکاتەوە چونکە تەپوتۆزێکی زۆر دروست دەبێت. هۆکاری زۆری تەپوتۆزەکە دەگەڕێتەوە بۆ ئەوەی کە خوریەکە ناشوات و بڕێکی زۆر خۆڵ و پیسی دی لەگەڵە و لە کاتی شیکردنەوەدا بڵاو دەبێتەوە.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Techniques of production

Textile-carded

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Workshop

Intent

SA covers his face due to having dust during carding

Date of creation

2023-04-04

Unique ID

2022SG01-W01-0045

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