The Study of Symbolic bird Patterns in Safavid and Qajar carpets from the aspects of farmand content

Patterns used in Iran’s carpets are full of symbolic concepts and meanings whichare fed by the Iranian myths, culture, beliefs and ideas. The motifs of bird are alsoamong these patterns. Bird, whether as a general motif or in the form of differentespecial birds like peacock, simorgh, hoopoe and parrot, was appeared in manyof carpets of Safavid and Qajar periods, which are two main and great periods inthe history of carpet weaving.In this article, has been tried to explore the symbolicmeanings of bird in Iranian culture and literature and explain the way of appearancein carpets. Some of the main questions of this essay are:What are the symbolic meaning of bird in Iranian culture and literature?How are the form and situation of birds in Safavid and Qajar carpets?In its general meaning, bird is the symbol of liberation and freedom. In carpets,it usually appears in the middle of a garden or orchard which itself represents theparadise. And in particular, each bird has its own symbolic meanings which in thisessay hasbeen pointed out. The important point regarding the form of these patternsis that birds in the Qajar carpets has been drawn a more natural and detailed way.The method of this article is descriptive and analytical and the data,s has gatheredin the librarian and field way.