Tribal Pastoralists in Transition: The Baharvand of Luristan, Iran

Figure 0.1. Looking down over the Chin-i Zal Valley, with Morad Khan’s five black tents in the foreground. The Zal River flows through the gorge in the mountain ridge.

Figure 5.5. Mohammad Ali, our constant companion, wore typical men’s dress: a Western-style suit jacket, shirt unbuttoned at the neck, baggy Luri pants, a felted skullcap, and molded plastic shoes.

Figure 6.1. Morad Khan’s tent. He is at right, removing brush from the base of the walls, preparatory to taking down the tent and closing camp.

Figure 6.2. Morad Khan’s winter camp is sheltered by a small ridge on the north side. There are five black tents. The canvas tent, used by the schoolteacher and later by us, is on the left.

Figure 6.3. Winter camps are sheltered with stone walls that enclose the tents.

Figure 6.4. Sekandar (left) and Safarali finish packing a donkey for its trip to the highway, where its baggage will be loaded onto a truck. Kialon Kuh is in the background.

Figure 9.3. Morad Khan on the trail, following behind a loaded donkey.

Figure 9.4. With the loaded donkeys and mules, the camp starts the migration. The women, riding horses, sit atop the bedding.

Figure 9.6. Morad Khan, on his horse at right, watches as the pack animals walk through a wheat field, munching along the way.

Figure 10.3. Each household sets up its site. Once the screens are up, it is time for the women to collect water from a spring, heat water for tea, and start baking bread. The bedding is stacked against the back screen.

Figure 11.2. In the evening, Mohammad Ali, Panjali, and Ghasamali (left to right) socialize.

Figure 11.7. Relaxing in the Sedaron camp, Sekandar talks with a friend, while the woman on the left chops sugar and the woman on the right heats milk for yoghurt. A pan with bread dough, covered with a tray, is on the left.