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Table 7 Xowun decorations and essential components
From: The classification study of Xowun patterns and their naming of Qajar houses in Dezful
Pattern/aspects | Geometric pattern | Pattern of combined geometries | Belief and religious model | Pattern related to plants and nature | Animal-related pattern | Pattern influenced by construction technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forms used in designs | Geometric | Geometric-non-geometric | Geometric—non-geometric—written | Geometric-non-geometric | Geometric-non-geometric | Geometric and non-geometric |
The hidden concept in the motif | Discipline and Mathematics | Modernization of designs and creating new patterns | The religion and historical and cultural traditions | Naturalism in order to create vitality and freshness | Living organisms and creating dynamics | Presenting methods and techniques of pattern design |
Rate of use of the motif | 11.38% | 11.38% | 11.47% | 40.65% | 4.87% | 20.34% |
Case study |
Xowun in Nilsaz house |
Xowun in Adl house |
Xowun in Bozi Bozorg house |
Xowun in Azarbad house |
Xowun in Bozi Bozorg house |
Xowun in Kohi Nejad house |
