A study on the semantics of Lorestan women's tattoos

Abstract

One of the most common cultural and social practices among the people of the world is tattooing. One of the functions of a tattoo is to represent individual and social beliefs. This article tries to identify the patterns and motives of Lorestan women by looking at their tattoos. The purpose of this study is to show the main motivation of Lorestan women tattoos. This descriptive-analytical research has tried to achieve common forms in tattoo drawing by collecting library and field information. The importance of addressing this issue is that, on the one hand, the prevalence of tattooing as an act in Iranian society is undeniable, and on the other hand, research on tattooing is more in line with existing sources in Western studies, while this Art, like many other arts, has specific regional and cultural characteristics in each community. The statistical population of Lor women is between 50 and 60 years old who have had tattoos on their body more than 4 times. According to the present study, tattoo designs and their creation on the body, in addition to aesthetic value, also have significant motivations that are rooted in individual, ritual, myths, cultural and historical contexts of the same society.

Keywords

• women's tattoo
• beauty
• charm and wound eye
• treatment
• lorestan