Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• nazi noorinezhadi

Abstract

 
Jovak art work is one of the traditional arts and industries in Fars province and especially in Shiraz, a historical city in Iran. Unfortunately, today there are few people who have heard the name of this kind of art, and usually they confuse this kind of art which is made by putting together different pieces of woods with various colors with another kind of art called Khaatam. In this study, considering the role and status of Jovak art and its past records, and also interviewing with the only man who makes this kind of art work as a case study, it has been studying and investigating seriously. The methodology has been both the field and library study (historical documents and content analysis). Finally, it has been tried to find out the reasons that kept such a nice art unknown to people by referring to different investigations, studies, and documentary resources as well as to help it to be recognized by more people and prevent it to be disappeared .So some solutions are presented to promote this kind of nice art.

Keywords

• Wooden Traditional Art
• Making Jovak
• Shiraz
• Indigenous knowledge
• Anthropology of Art