A Comparative Study of Kurdish, Turkish, and Turkmen Women’s Scarves in the North of Khorasan in the Current Century

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Theology and Islamic Studies - History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Iran.

10.22034/jiiph.2023.57558.2452

Abstract

One of the cultural symbols of any ethnic group is their garment, and a scarf 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, and Turkmen. Such diversity has affected the clothing of men and women in this region. The present paper seeks to study, compare, and investigate the commonalities and differences in scarves of Kurd, Turk, and Turkmen women. The study uses a descriptive-analytical method and desk study and if necessary, makes observations and conducts oral interviews with informed people and specialists in the field of clothing. Investigating the references, resources and oral interviews indicates the diversity of women’s scarves in the north of Khorasan with special local names. Every three ethnicities wear shawls and Taqiyah with different designs and cheerful colors, especially red. Some scarves, such as Diklichek (Tabarlik) are mostly used by Turkmen women, Lichak is also worn by a tribe of Kurds. The results indicated that due to higher communications among the ethnicities and cultural relationships, their scarves have higher similarity and vary in terms of decoration and naming.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 October 2023
  • Receive Date: 15 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 September 2023
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2023