Ghurbal.

This film examines the Egyptian rural craft of making a sieve called ghurbal (from the Arabic ghurbal meaning “to winnow” which is used to both “winnow” babies on their seventh day of life and to winnow grains for making ceremonial dishes, particularly kouskousi. Embedded in this material culture ar...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Egyptian. Crafts. Woodworking. Rural population. Group identity. Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Documentary films.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video