kilim weaving in Sistan and Baluchestan in Iran
kilim weaving This art is produced all over the province and mostly among the nomads and Baloch tribes and Baloch living in Sistan. And it has a strong connection with the nomads of the north and the center of Khorasan. This art is common in Balochistan, Bam Posht, Keshtegan, Saravan and Bazman, Ahouran, Bent, Fanuj functions of Iranshahr city. The poets prepare the raw materials from the wool of their livestock.
The colors used in the kilim are mainly dark and in the fields of brown, dark reddish brown, garlic blue and camel and light colors such as yellow, green, cream, red and white and in the formation of Baluchi designs Nash to It is severe. The designs are generally striped, geometric and intricate. The kilim weaving machine is horizontal and uses less vertical wood, and the method of setting it up in Sistan is different from Balochistan. One of the types of kilims is “bread table”, which is mostly used in bright colors. From the weaving of the kilim, ribbons are also produced as molds, and camel restraints – such as coins and mirror embroidery – are also produced, which are mostly decorated with dates and shells, the remaining wool tassels of raw materials. Kilim is produced in different dimensions as a substrate for night tents, sideboards, rugs, jaws, etc.