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Shahsevan Rug
Shahsevan rug or Shahsevan Kilim is the Iranian Style, handmade by the Shahsevans in the Azerbaijan region of Iran. See also * Heriz rug * Tabriz rug * Ardabil carpet The Ardabil Carpet (or Ardebil Carpet) is the name of two different famous Persian carpets, the largest and best-known now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Originally there were two presumably identical carpets, and the London carp ... References * * {{Portalbar, Iran Persian rugs and carpets Iranian culture Azerbaijani culture Azerbaijani rugs and carpets Zanjan Province Ardabil Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Cover, Shahsevan People, Northwestern Iran Or Caucasus, 1850-1900 AD, Silk, Metal-wrapped Silk, View 2 - Textile Museum, George Washington University - DSC09943
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature, ''Eohippus'', into the large, single-toed animal of today. Humans began domesticating horses around 4000 BCE, and their domestication is believed to have been widespread by 3000 BCE. Horses in the subspecies ''caballus'' are domesticated, although some domesticated populations live in the wild as feral horses. These feral populations are not true wild horses, as this term is used to describe horses that have never been domesticated. There is an extensive, specialized vocabulary used to describe equine-related concepts, covering everything from anatomy to life stages, size, colors, markings, breeds, locomotion, and behavior. Horses are adapted to run, allowing them to quickly escape predators, and poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
