At this distance, it’s easy to see the repair work that has been done on the daff with tape, the turquoise prayer beads strung around one woman’s wrist, the clear rhythm the tapl player provides as she sings and how she balances the tapl against cushions. The woman sings, “The children of the Prophet, my life, and my religion.”
Cushions and fabric balance the tapl. The skin of the tapl is actually a little punctured, but still it booms with each tap of the sticks. This prayer describes a beauty dressed in various types of Kurdish clothes.