A Totemic Study of Zoomorphic Motifs in the Civilization of the Halirood District of Jiroft (Third Millennium B. C. )

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Sehhat Manesh Reza

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Journal: PAZHOHESH-HA-YE BASTANSHENASI IRAN Year:2019 | Volume:9 | Issue:20 Page(s): 55-74

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A Totemic Study of Zoomorphic Motifs in the Civilization of the Halirood District of Jiroft (Third Millennium B. C. )

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JiroftQ1

CivilizationQ2

HalilroodQ1

TotemismQ1

Zoomorphic motifs.Q2

Abstract

On the dishes obtianed from the Civilization of the Halirood basin, were engraved various humans, plants, animals and geometric designs. Among them, animal schemes are prominent in terms of abundance, human creativity, artistic and ritual status. Accordingly, the main purpose of the article is the study and introduce animalistic motifs of Civilization in the Halilrood, Jiroft, based on the objects which discovered and obtained from this Civilization in light of the theory of Totem, and seeks to response the question: What are meanings the animalistic motifs of the Halilrood (Jiroft) Civilization? A totemic study of animalistic motifs in the Halilrood basin creates a new understanding for the audience, and human actors in the Halilrood basin could have approaches from respect for holiness, taboo and fear for the carve of animals on objects. This research covering the field of history, archeology and psychology. Accordingly, the research data was provided with field research and library tools and based on the totemic theory deal with a combination of descriptive-analytical method. The statistical society consisted of 171 vases, 122 vases in Jiroft, “ Jiroft; the oldest Civilization of the east” (Majidzadeh, 2002), and 49 vases in the “ Objects from the Jiroft treasury” (Piran, 2013). As total, 213 items were counted and divisions and study of the motifs also were done. The findings of the research indicate that animal motifs with 47. 88% of the total number of motifs constitute the most abundant patterns in the Helilrood basin Civilization, and in the next category geometric motifs with 20. 65% and plant motifs with 12. 67% were placed. Man-made patterns-animals that inserted in 15 dishes make up 11. 73% percent of the motifs. Animal motifs fill with religious and religious nature, and it is likely that the civilized human being living in the Halilrood basin in the Carve of these animals, as well as the carve of humans on the dishes, has a look of respect and sanctity.

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Sehhat Manesh, Reza. (2019). A Totemic Study of Zoomorphic Motifs in the Civilization of the Halirood District of Jiroft (Third Millennium B. C. ). PAZHOHESH-HA-YE BASTANSHENASI IRAN, 9(20 ), 55-74. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/245045/en

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Sehhat Manesh Reza. A Totemic Study of Zoomorphic Motifs in the Civilization of the Halirood District of Jiroft (Third Millennium B. C. ). PAZHOHESH-HA-YE BASTANSHENASI IRAN[Internet]. 2019;9(20 ):55-74. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/245045/en

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Reza Sehhat Manesh, “A Totemic Study of Zoomorphic Motifs in the Civilization of the Halirood District of Jiroft (Third Millennium B. C. ),” PAZHOHESH-HA-YE BASTANSHENASI IRAN, vol. 9, no. 20 , pp. 55–74, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/245045/en

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