twig Weaving

The art of weaving willow twigs (called Arghavan or Tarakeh in Persian) is a handicraft profession in Iran. The artists uses small and thin twigs called Morvar and weave them together to create baskets, utensils, trays, etc. the hubs for this art have been Gilan, Hamedan, Isfahan, Khuzestan, and Sistan and Baloochestan.