Parviz Tanavoli's Tribal Handiwork Encyclopedia Compiled

Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 08/20/05: "Tribal Handiwork Encyclopedia Compiled

TEHRAN, Aug. 19--Prominent sculptor Parviz Tanavoli has compiled an encyclopedia on ’Handiworks of Iranian Tribal and Rural Areas’ during the last 30 years.
ISNA said that Tanavoli has authorized the publication of the encyclopedia which will be available within six months.
The encyclopedia, Tanavoli’s fifteenth book about Iranian tribesmen, gives details about hand-woven texture of Azari-speaking Afshar tribesmen living in Kerman’s mountainous area.
He compiled information about hand-woven texture from museums. He has taken photos of museums as well as pictures of traditional festivals of the tribesmen.
Tanavoli published his first monograph about Iranian tribal lifestyle, titled ’Shahsevan Tribesmen in Northern Iran’ in 1985 in Switzerland, Germany in three languages of French, German and English.
ISNA said that Tanavoli has decided to increase the number of monographs about Iranian tribesmen to seven editions.
He has already conducted research studies on three tribes of Shahsevand, Qashqaei and Afshar as well as Turkmen, Baluch, Lor, Kurd and Fars ethnic groups.
After his monograph about Afshar ethnic group, he has planned to complete studies about hand-woven texture of Lor tribesmen. It will be completed by next year.
In the meantime, Tanavoli has published an encyclopedia on ’Iranian Tribes’ in English in Britain "