Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into yarn on spinning wheels...

Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into yarn on spinning wheels...

Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into yarn on spinning wheels...

Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into yarn on spinning wheels...

Wool for the carpets is shorn by local men in spring or autumn. The men then construct the carpet loom – a horizontal frame placed on the ground – while the women convert the wool into yarn on spinning wheels...

Research documentary film of intangible cultural heritage

The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.

Naqqāli Iranian Dramatic Story-Telling

the oldest form of dramatic performance
important guardians of folk-tales, ethnic epics and Iranian folk music

Traditional skills carpet weaving of in Fars

the oldest form of dramatic performance
important guardians of folk-tales, ethnic epics and Iranian folk music

Ritual dramatic art of Ta‘zīye

the oldest form of dramatic performance
important guardians of folk-tales, ethnic epics and Iranian folk music

Chogān, a horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling

the oldest form of dramatic performance
important guardians of folk-tales, ethnic epics and Iranian folk music

Pahlevani and Zoorkhanei rituals

the oldest form of dramatic performance
important guardians of folk-tales, ethnic epics and Iranian folk music