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Month: December 2020

Zilu of Yazd

Zilu of Yazd

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Zilu is a very beautiful and yet simple and humble hand weave, and it can be said that it is this characteristic that has made it an original and traditional art of people who inhabit borders of the desert of Iran. Zilu Bafi of Meybod, in the province...
Lacquer Work, Papier-mâché and Lacquer painting of Isfahan

Lacquer Work, Papier-mâché and Lacquer painting of Isfahan

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In Iran lacquer works first became popular under the name of papier-mâché, and was introduced in Safavid dynasty. It flourished during Zand and Qajar dynasties. At the beginning, it was related to the craft of making “Ghalamdaan” or pen holder cases,...
Khameh Duzi of Sistan and Baluchestan

Khameh Duzi of Sistan and Baluchestan

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Khameh Duzi is a subcategory of traditional embroidery of Iran. This craft is common in Sistan and Baluchestan province, in the city of Zabol. The word “Khameh”, which has roots in the word kham with the meaning of raw, refers to the fact that raw and...
Gilan Pottery

Gilan Pottery

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Pottery is one of the oldest handicrafts of Gilan. Many pottery artifacts that belong to Iron Age can be found in Marlik and Amlash which prove the prolonged use of this practice. Therefore Gilan has long been considered as a major center of pottery in...
Kapu of Khuzestan

Kapu of Khuzestan

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Kapu Bafi or making Kapu is one of the handicrafts of Khuzestan, one of southern provinces of Iran. In the local dialect of Khuzestan or “Dezfuli”, “Kapu” refers to any sphere or crouched object. But as a craft, it describes hand woven sphere-like...
Persian Miniature, Blend of Art and Professionalism

Persian Miniature, Blend of Art and Professionalism

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Miniature or Persian miniature is an art that brings the ability of depicting the whole nature in a small frame and basically refers to any delicate artistic phenomenon, regardless the way it has been created. The word...
Hasir Bafi of Khuzestan

Hasir Bafi of Khuzestan

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With its several-thousand-year-old history, Hasir Bafi, or mat weaving, is one of the oldest handicrafts. It is not known when and where this craft was first invented. But archeologists have discovered traces of mat weavings on plaster pieces that...
Firuzehkubi or Turquoise Inlay of Isfahan

Firuzehkubi or Turquoise Inlay of Isfahan

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One of the most popular handicrafts of Iran, that is both decorative and applicable, is “Firuzehkoobi” or turquoise inlaying. Firuzehkubi are small pieces of Turquoise gem stone which are inlaid, like mosaics, on a base that are tools or utensils made...
Carpets of Tabriz (The global city of hand woven rugs)

Carpets of Tabriz (The global city of hand woven rugs)

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Carpets of Tabriz are known to be the most famous carpets of Iran. In 2015 Tabriz has been registered as the global hand woven rug city by World Crafts Council. To explain the history of this celebrated Iranian art and handicraft, it should be referred...
Pottery of Mend (Gonabad in Razavi Khorasan)

Pottery of Mend (Gonabad in Razavi Khorasan)

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Mend village is the only pottery-making center in the east of Iran which is located in 3km to the north of Gonabad, with approximately 1000 population. In addition to agriculture, the inhabitants of this village are occupied with brick, pottery and...
Semnan Felts

Semnan Felts

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One of Semnan’s many handicrafts are felts that have been produced from a long time ago. The method of making felts are almost similar in different areas of Iran, but they sometimes vary in color, pattern and thickness. Felts are known to be the oldest...
Glass Making of Tehran

Glass Making of Tehran

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The handmade glassmaking industry has a long history in Iran in so far as the researchers back the antiquity of this art-industry to 2000 years B.C. the materials discovered from Choghazanbil Temple in Susa, Lorestan, Persepolis and other regions of...