Anthropology Museum

The Anthropology Museum of Lorestan , being one of the richest ones throughout Iran ,was farmally inaugurated in May 2002 .
This museum , consisting of 12 saloons and connected hallways, displays quite wonderful scenes of the native life of Lorestan,s people.

In the first saloon , the museum begins whit objects whit objects relating to birth. These objects , being in fact symbols of ancient beliefs in clued talismans , beads (locally called gezhek ) , wild rue hangings (or didi) , Karan boxes , wild goat,s beard, cock,s feathers , partridges head , and colorful beads .

Lighting tools like tallow-burners , lampas, lanterns ; traditional stationery like old books , pen-boxes, inkpots ; eyeglasses; ancients deeds and documents ; tools for passion-play and Moharram mourning ; clothed for men and women along whit arnaments which tribal women usually wear in joyous ceremonies , are among the objects exhibited in the showcases .

In other part of the Museum , a collection of farming tools and scenes are displayed . On one hand , a farmer man is seen riding on a wooden thresher (locally called Choon) and singing songs to refresh and admire his cows . On the other hand , there , s a name plowing after having sown seeds .

Next to it , a scene showing a blacksmith man , local craftsman and craftswoman , or local artificer making farming tools , manifeses another view of Lorestan native life .

Photo Gallery
Acollection of pictures of Lorestan,s nature ans people are displayed in the gallery . By watching them , one can understands the variety of natural beauties , native figures , and life in the attractive nature of the province .

Wedding Ceremony Saloon

In the wedding saloon , along with the sensational melodies of the Oboe and the kettledrum , the brides ,s riding on a decorated mare , men and women dancers around the localed musicans , the bride and the groom in a chiteja ( or a rural bridal chamber ) are all scenes which invite you to the wedding ceremony .

Photos of Qajar Era
In a hallway connected to the native crafts saloon , some photos , belonging to Qajar era displayed . These photos are mainly related to Lorestan,s tribes and tribal leaders , which have been taken by Tehran ,s photographer,s studio in 1839 -1840 . At present , the original copies of these photos are kept in the photo gallery of the Golestan Palace .

Hall of occupations and Bowls {i.e.Dishes)

In the vaulted sections of this hall (used as pavilions for displaying items) , there is a collection of statuettes of the masters in such traditional jobs as the old turner , artisan of bronze [or Germansilver ] items, saddler , maker of guiveh [i.e.light shoes] , and there are items such as things related to jockey ing and hunting , bowls and dishes to entertain a guest , etc . Every beholder is dazzled by the items . people visiting the Hall become familiar with a world of secrets and traditional skills that were once regarded as the high technology in Iran .

Hall of mourning
The echo of sad vocal music and the mourning melody aired in this hall , along with scenes of face ceremony [which is performed in times of mourning ] , horse adornment for mourning , humble-wearing men , women plucking their hair and scratching their cheeks, all remind you of pictures from the mourning poems of shahnameh [an epic created by ferdowsi , the great Persian poet ]. Other parts of the mourning ceremonies portray images carved on tomb stones set close to the other scenes .

Hall of Movies
A separate hall for showing movie pictures provides an opportunity for the visiters to see some manifestations of Lorestan ,s culture and history through the the audiovisual aids in the museum .

Local textiles

The rope-spinner [i.e.the man spinning wool from goat,s hair] while spinning , the tribeswomen while weaving the black [or nomatic ] ent , the napless carpet , ruy , and djajim [i.e. a kind of hand -woven textile ] are presented in three exclusive halls . skills and niceties , therefore , can be seen in the greatest details.

Hall of tribes
In the Hall , black [or nomatic] tents [ davar in the vernacular ] are portrayed . A black or nomatic tent is about 5 times smaller than a usual tent . the models on display are exactly like the nomatic habitats in the region called Hoomian Kuhdasht , and the movable articles or other things for leading a normal life witin the models are exactly similar to those in a real nomatic tent there .

In this hall , one can see how the tribeswomen have their outdoor activities with their key roles in the tribal life : a woman carrying water in a goatskin , a woman spinning threads with a spindle , a woman weaving a basket , a woman churning sour milk in a goatskin, a woman cooking food and lulling children to sleep in a special cradle , and a woman gathering firewood . there are the scenes taking place every day for women in the tribal and rural life .

Hall of Music

Lori music is an integral part to life and living , which is congenital with the Lor Nation from the genesis . the oldest songs can be traced to mournings , sad meditative songs , songs , happy or light-hearted songs , and even love songs . the Hall of Lorestan music draws the attention of any casual visitor , as it features a collection of wind instrument such as trumpet , horn , clarinet , crystal, percussion instruments such as drum , and stringed instruments such as guitar [or lute], Kaman-cheh ,[a violin-like instrument ] , especially that played by late Ali Reza Hossain Khani the master , which is on display in his hands . [the statuette of the master is on display in a window .] In the near future , the statuettes of Shamirza Moradi the master , the well-known trumpet player of Lorestan , and late Imam Gholi Imami the lute player of Kuhdasht , will be added to the collection.

Hall of Hunting
Not long ago , hunting was a means of living for the Lor people . In this hall , you can visit a scene in which a partridge is being hunted in winter , along with a Dijomah [ a colorful curtain for luring a partridge into a trap]

Hall of bread
Bread has been the sustenance for man since the ancient times to make which a variety of technologies have been at work ever since . In this hall , some of the technologies of making bread are on display : a water mill three times smaller then a real one , a hand mill such as a quern [ or a das-har or bard-glu, in the vernacular ] which is used to grind grain ; you can also see some women making bread with a pan and a roller and some other pictures relating to bread , flour, grain , and making bread .