Persian Stuff

[helwen]

Been a while since I looked at that part of the world...

Found an interesting link or so:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44460452@N08/4618300393/in/photostream/ (starting on pic of felted rug and going forward)

http://www.sairamtour.com/uzbekistan/uzbek_national_dress.html (tourism site, but they have pics)

http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Uzbekistan+Uzbek+Women+Tubeteika+Skull+Cap+Hat+99 -- Just Uzbek hats, but eBay can be useful for research purposes...

I adore Scythian art:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians (Yes, Wikipedia -- deal)

Modern constructions, nifty wool hats: http://www.wanderingsheep.com/hats.html

Some light reading, when I have time:
http://www.csen.org/aciaa_article/Eurasian%20Women%20Warriors3.htm