# Iranian handicrafts

Iranian handicrafts are handicraft or handmade crafted works originating from Iran.

## Basketry and wickerwork

* Boryabaf [fa], a bamboo wickerwork or textile, used to make floor mats, stools, and fans.
* Kapu (basket) [fa], a palm leaf basketry.
* Tutan (boat) [fa], an indigenous boat made of tobacco leaves found in the Hamun Lake region

## Carpets and rugs

* Persian carpet
** Abadeh rug, type of carpet with a large diamond pattern
** Afshar rugs, carpets from the Turkic Afshar tribe
** Ardabil Carpet, the name of two different famous Safavid carpets which became a style
** Dilmaghani, the oldest existing manufacturers of hand knotted carpets
** Gabbeh, a type of Persian nomadic carpet
** Heriz rug, type of carpet with copper in the wool and bold patterns with a large medallion
** Shiraz rug, a type of Persian carpet
** Tabriz rug, genre of carpets found in Tabriz
* Kilims, flat woven rug or tapestry
** Zili [fa], type of Kilim
* Soumak, flat woven rug, bedding, or tapestry; a stronger and thicker weave than a Kilim
* The Ardabil carpet
* weaving a carpet in a caravansari in Meybod
* gabbeh carpet
* Baluch carpet, mid–19th century
* Soumak rug

## Textiles

* Persian embroidery
** Pateh, needlework on wool, with colored thread, mostly of silk. It is mostly created by women.
** Rasht embroidery
** Sermeh embroidery
** Sistan embroidery and Sistan cream embroidery [fa], using a black, cream or white thread color to decorate clothing or other fabrics
** Zardozi, metal embroidery thread work made of silver or gold.
* Balochi needlework
* Brocade, shuttle-woven fabrics often made in colored silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads.
* Felt, a traditional weaving, common to the Kermanshah province
* Ghelimche [fa], a traditional machine woven fabric
* Ghalamkar, wood-block printed fabric, often used for table cloths or as bedspreads.
* Khameh, silk embroidered on raw-colored fabric, typically in all white.
* Jajim, hand-woven, colorful fabric often found in rural areas
* Termeh, hand woven fabric, often used for table cloths, or made into shawls.
* Up-close of Zardozi metal embroidery
* A sample of Termeh
* Iranian Baluchi embroidery
* Persian silk brocade fabric with silver thread (Persian: Golabetoon)
* Bakhtiari felting in Shahr-e Kord
* Pateh, needlework on wool

## Metalwork

* Dovatgari
* Enamelwork (Persian: Minakari)
* Metal engraving (Persian: Ghalamzani)
* Openwork, a popular style for bronze work
* Silver-gilt
* Toreutics (Persian: Ghalam-Zani)
* Tabriz-style copper
* Persian metal engraving (golden plated), depicting Shah Anushirvan
* ring making in Qom province
* Openwork metal, incense burner, c. 11th century
* Enamelwork
* Store selling metalwork

## Woodwork

* Girih, a branch of traditional architecture and tiling strapwork, often made of wood, but sometimes made of other materials.
* Moarragh (also known as Moarraq), traditional marquetry or wood inlay
* Khatam, marquetry or wood inlay using very small pieces, often made into boxes or to decorate home goods
* Wood carving
* Girih screen found in Nishapur
* A sample of Khatam box
* Khatam items
* Backgammon (Nard) board made in Khatam technique.

## Pottery and ceramics

* Earthenware
* Fritware
* Garrus ware
* Gombroon ware
* Kraak ware
* Kubachi ware
* Lustreware
* Mina'i ware
* Moarragh, traditional ceramic mosaic tile developed by the Seljuks
* Persian Kraak ware
* glazed ceramic tile work, from the ceiling of the Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz
* Kubachi ware
* Lustreware
* Mina'i ware

## Stone, masonry, and mosaic

* Chiq [fa], a building material used inside the walls of nomadic black tents called "siah chador".
* Hardstone carving
* Sculpturing
* Stained glass
* Firoozeh Koobi, made of a copper vessel that is covered with inlayed turquoise stone.
* Stone inlay, the most popular stone used is carnelian, followed by turquoise to make traditional jewelry. The inlay is typically laid in mastic and wax, then fixed with enamel and/or niello.
* Firoozeh koobi or Persian turquoise inlay
* Colossal Statue of Shapur I, example of traditional statuary stone carving
* Enameled vase

## Painting, drawing, and motifs

* Persian miniature
* Motifs
** Buta (ornament), a motif style
** Gol o Bolbol [fa], a flower-and-bird motif style
** Paisley (design), a motif style
** Master of Animals
** Lion and Sun
* Illuminated manuscript
* Tashir (craft) [fa], a gilding and painting technique
* example of a Persian miniature, "The Nightmare of Zahhak" (c. 1525–1535)
* example of Tashir
* Gol o bolbol motif on earthenware tiles, from the Qajar-era
* Persian silk brocade with silver and gold thread, with paisley pattern

## Places in Iran to find handicrafts

* Grand Bazaar, Tehran
* Vakil Bazaar, Shiraz
* Bazaar-e Bozorg, Isfahan
* Tabriz Grand Bazaar, Tabriz
* Fire Temple of Yazd.