Contemporary Artistic Formulation of Omani Traditional Costumes Embroidered Motifs

A Comparative Study and Analysis on Motifs of Pottery in Kahnek Site and Traditional Kilim Motifs and Contemporary Mentally-weaved Rugs in Sarbisheh county in South Khorasan province

Sarbisheh County in the south Khorasan province has always been affected by the cultural and social behaviors of the immigrants and nomadic tribes, due to its special geographical location. The result of these immigration impacts is shown in the present paper to illustrate the relationship between the pottery motifs obtained from the four chapters of the archaeological excavation of the area of...

Investigating Contemporary Local Motifs on poshtie in Gonabad City

Pillows are small fluffy woven fabrics that are prepared (filled with fibers such as cotton or rug fluff) and after that the fabric is used for leaning in the parties. Due to lack of comprehensive research on woven works in Gonabad town, this article aims to investigate and classify the motifs of Gonabad pillows and their meaning and implications, in a descriptive way, in order to achieve the c...

Woodlands Wisdom: Traditional Knowledge Guiding Contemporary Health

The long-term goal of the Woodlands Wisdom Nutrition Project is to create a regional community consciousness within and between Native American communities around how food and nutrition impact community health and well-being. The figure shown below was created by the Woodlands Wisdom Academic Committee to illustrate our approach to educating students of food and nutrition science. We believe th...

Development of Traditional Date Cookie Formulation Using Pumpkin Puree

The aim of this study is the application of pumpkin puree (PP) in the formulation of a traditional date cookie in order to promote its sensory and cooking qualities. In addition its nutritional value due to the on pumpkin β-carotene content is improved. Date was replaced with pumpkin puree with different ratios (0, 5, 10, 20 and 25 %) as a filling and its effect was investigated on the physicoc...

Tracing textiles, motifs and patterns: historical to contemporary