Akram Noori; Homa Mousanejhad Khabisi; Mahdi Keshavarz Afshar
Abstract
The image of a woman as a human motif is one of the common motifs in nomadic carpets, which has been woven in various formats and structures, in different regions of Iran, and it definitely has also a symbolic and special meaning. The motif of "nine women" is among the motifs in which the image of the ...
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The image of a woman as a human motif is one of the common motifs in nomadic carpets, which has been woven in various formats and structures, in different regions of Iran, and it definitely has also a symbolic and special meaning. The motif of "nine women" is among the motifs in which the image of the woman is woven. This research tries to address three sample carpets from three different clans. Researchers are looking for the type of woman illustration in this category of Persian hand-woven carpet, and its relationship with the appearance and social image of nomadic women. In fact, the type of clothing and adorn are studying in this research, as one of the social norms for women. The main purpose of this research is to assess the relationship between the type of women imagery in these carpets, and the structure that the nomadic community prefers for the women as a norm, tradition, and custom in the form of clothing. This research is conducted by a descriptive-analytical method through the library and internet data collection. Women's clothing in Baluch carpets is similar to the social clothing of Baluch nomadic women. Whereas women's clothing in Kurdish carpets is not enough similar to the social clothing of Khorasan Kurdish nomadic women, and also there is no resemblance between women's clothing of Afshar carpets and the women's clothing in Kerman Afshar nomads.
