Studying the headdress of Kurdish-Turkmen men in North Khorasan

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

ZOHREH AMIRI FOROUTAGHEH ¹ , Tahereh Azimzadeh Tehrani ² , shahrbanoo delbari ³

1 - techer
2 - Associate professor
3 - Assistant professor

Received: 2022-02-15 Accepted : 2022-12-26 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Kurds, Turkmens, Men's headgear, north of Khorasan, design and color,

Abstract :

The garment of any ethnic group represents one of their cultural symbols, and headgear is the most distinctive one of them. The northern region of Khorasan has a special cultural diversity due to the habitat of various ethnic groups of Kurds, Turks, Tat and Turkmen. Men’s clothing in this area is among its components. The present paper seeks to study the design, color and material of Kurdish and Turkmen men’s clothing residing in this area. The study uses a descriptive-analytical method and library compilation and if necessary, conducts oral interviews with informed people and specialists in the field of clothing. The research results indicate that the headgear of these two ethnic groups has specific local names. They usually use Taqiyah with different designs and brown, milky and black colors made of wool. Some headgears are used by Turkmen men like Telpek and Sele and napkins are used by Kurdish men. In general, headgears are similar in terms of design, color and material, and differ mostly in terms of decoration and naming