Weaver from Herbul - Birsivi (North Iraq)

One particular artisanal craft made the Christian minority in the Silopi regio in SE Turkey famous in the own area and far beyond: the weaving of the traditional shella-cloth. Kurdish men also wore this festive clothing on special occasions, but they considered the making of it unsuitable to Muslims. Cuique suum - everyone his due. Only the Christian villages of Hassana and Herbul were engaged in the production of the typical shella-costumes. After the exodus from Turkey the craft survived in the Antwerp weaving house Betet Skara.