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posted on 2025-06-27, 09:40 authored by Yad Deen
Salim Ali uses a carding machine to card wool. The carding machine is old and is believed to have been imported from Iran. When he started working with his uncle, they used to to use these carding machine.

History

Session

W01

Rights owner

Yad Deen and Renas Babakir

Title alt

ئامێری شیکردنەوە

Description alt

سەلیم عەلی ئەم ئامێری شیکردنەوەیە بەکار دەهێنی بۆ شیکردنەوەی خوری. ئامێرێکی کۆنە و مام سەلیم پێی وایە لە ئێرانەوە هێنرابێت. کاتێک لەگەڵ خاڵی دەست دەکات با کارکردن، وەستاکانی ئەو کاتەش ئەم جۆرە ئامێرانەیان بەکار هێناوە بۆ شیکردنەوەی خوری.

Cultural group

Kurdish

Participants

Salim Ali

Country

Iraq

Place

Kifri, Kurdistan

Item/object

carding machine

Techniques of production

Textile-carded

Materials

Wool-lambswool

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Interviewer-interviewee

Location

Workshop

Intent

wool is carded prior to felt-making

Date of creation

2023-03-20

Unique ID

2022SG01-W01-0176

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