Iraq – The manufacture of wooden cribs preserves its heritage value in Kurdistan

City Center-Erbil-Kurdistan 20/02/2019

Although industry and technology have made a great advance along the years, however, the manufacturer of traditional wooden cribs, or what is known as Karouk among Iraqis, are still committed to creating handmade cribs in Al-Qaysariya Market, in Erbil’s City Center, since their line of work is still popular among Kurdish people, who still use these cribs to stop their children from crying by shaking them until they fall asleep.

The carpenters market, which is one of the city’s most popular heritage markets, appeals to many customers who visit it to purchase different sorts of handmade wooden items, since they make up a huge part of their heritage, which attracts many handicraft enthusiasts who are enticed by the durability and authenticity of heritage crafts.