A Study of Sirjan Afshar Carpet Designs and Motifs

Sirjan carpet weaving art which is internationally known, nowadays, suffers from a lack of weavers and intendancy of young girls to this art, and perhaps gives way to industrial carpets, shortly. In this study, which is fundamental in terms of objective and historical and descriptive in terms of the nature; has been tried identify the designs and motifs used in Shyryky Kilim and Afshar carpet and commonality between them by identifying the cultural and historical background of these hand-woven; and introduce for domestic producers and exporters. Identification of designs and motifs were performed through library and field study (visit and interview with weavers and producers). Among the designs of Afshar carpet, it can be mentioned to Sekalle, Musakhani, Toranj, Bandi Shool, Baba beigi and Heshmat; which each of these carpets are woven with numerous motifs .