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FARS
The province of Fars situated in the Southeast
of Iran is as beautiful as Iran herself where
the beauty of nature in its myriads of forms does
a wonder. As an abundant and a fertile land, this
province is considered as one of the significant
agricultural areas in Iran.
The province of Fars was originally the land of
ancient Iran. The Achemenid Dynasty had based
their capital in Persepolis which is now in
the close vicinity of Shiraz.
One of the characteristics of this territory was
that it embraced myriads of tribes. Considering
the vastness of this province itself, the migration
of these tribes was like leaving one border for
another although within the same province.
Ghashghai, Khamseh and Lor tribes are amongst
the ones to be mentioned as major tribes although
there are smaller tribes too which live in the
same province. One of the characteristics of a
tribal life is the creation of handcrafts but
the creation of hand-knotted rugs as an art/craft
has occupied the highest status. The Ghashghai
and Khamseh creations have gained them worldwide
recognition and name.
Miri's creations are being processed among three
different groups in Fars Province:
Ghashghai tribes, Khamseh tribes and Abadeh. |
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1-Ghashghai
They are the most important and densely
populated tribes of Iran and speak Turkish.
They have created the most valuable and
precious handicrafts of all kinds but when
it comes to knotting, they truly let their
imaginations go beyond any standard. The
diversity of techniques, color combinations
and designs in these tribe are too beautiful
to let any eyes pass by indifferently. Connoisseurs
can easily distinguish and name the originality
of the rugs.
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2-Khamseh
Khamseh is a reference to the 5 tribes in the Fars
province, three of which speak Turkish, one tribe
speaks Farsi, and the Arab tribe speaks Arabic.
The knotted art/works of Arab tribe is called Arab-baff,
meaning "knotted by Arabs". In spite of
carrying Arabic names, they are from Persian origin.
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3-Abadeh
Abadeh
is located between Shiraz and Isfahan at
an altitude of 2000m. This is a city where
the Ghashghai migratory tribes pass through
during their migrations, therefore, "migration"
has played a great role in their lives.
It will be a right assessment to claim that
the Ghashghai tribes have also been culturally
influenced by these encounters which ultimately
resulted in their engagement in knotting.
But what is interesting is that those tribes
have successfully developed and created
their own versions and characteristics of
vertical looms and cotton foundation.
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Alambaha
Ghashghi Miri |
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Perspolis
Ghashgai Miri |
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Maryam
Arabbaf Miri |
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