Alain,
Thank you for this fascinating view. It reinforces the research showing that what weavers learned in their youth travels with them to wherever they later call home. Many tribes have been moved by authorities from place to place; some moved as a group to find better living conditions and others joined larger confederations and became incorporated into their cultural and weaving traditions. In the case of northeast Iran, several hundreds of years ago, tribes of Kurds were moved there from the west to be a Border Patrol for keeping Turkmen tribes at bay. They brought their motifs, structures and colors with them - which we now call Quchan Kurds. In more modern times, individuals have traveled afar for family reasons and better jobs - and as with this man, he brought his rug weaving tradition with him.
Patrick Weiler
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