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Pateh embroidery (Kerman) vs Needlework embroidery (Suzan-duzi)

پته · سوزن‌دوزی

Pateh embroidery (Kerman): A hand-embroidered wool textile from Kerman in which coloured silk or wool threads are worked in dense chain and satin stitching over a woollen ground, typically in a limited palette against a natural or dyed field. Needlework embroidery (Suzan-duzi): A broad term for Iranian needle embroidery on cotton, silk or wool grounds, including counted, darned and satin-stitch work used on covers, garments and prayer cloths.

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Pateh embroidery (Kerman)Needlework embroidery (Suzan-duzi)
Persian nameپتهسوزن‌دوزی
CategoryTextiles · EmbroideryTextiles · Surface embroidery
Materialswool, cottoncotton, silk
Techniquessurface-embroiderysurface-embroidery
Regionskermansistan-baluchestan, isfahan, kerman
Periodsqajar, pahlavi, contemporarysafavid, qajar, contemporary
Motifsboteh, gol-o-morgh, eslimi-arabesqueboteh, gol-o-morgh
Current vitalityAt riskAt risk

What they share

  • Materials: cotton
  • Techniques: surface-embroidery
  • Regions: kerman
  • Motifs: boteh, gol-o-morgh
  • Periods: qajar, contemporary

How to tell them apart

  • Materials such as wool point towards Pateh embroidery (Kerman).
  • Materials such as silk point towards Needlework embroidery (Suzan-duzi).
  • The stated place of making is a useful clue, but never proof on its own.

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Disclaimer

This comparison is educational and built from entries still under review. It cannot confirm what a particular object is.