Batejagah is one of the images and presentations that have adorned Iran’s works of art (embroidery, carpets, dishes, etc.) in various ways during the millennium until today.
At the bottom of the collar is a small image of the cypress, which is a symbol of Iran and Iranians and tells of their honesty and humility. Bateh Jaqeh is a role that has always been of interest in the history of traditional arts and has a great contribution in decorating all kinds of handicrafts, especially fabrics, carpets and rugs, clay tiles, textiles, Khatam and Zarbafi in various sizes and shapes.
Allameh Dehkhoda considers the betejagah to be made of bird feathers, which was installed on top of the helmet of the kings of Iran.
Many believe that the character of Bete Jaghe has its roots in Iranian cypress, which was one of the symbols of Zoroastrianism. The cypress which was a sign of the freedom of Iranians and bowed down in humility. Others consider the cypress as a sign of Iran’s resistance to the gusts of events and the bending of this cypress’s head is a sign of its damage in these gusts. Some others consider it to be a survivor of the survey, which was a sign of their freedom during the Mazdak period, and after the defeat of Mazdak, it hung its head in shame.
Iranian people, with their love for inventing different types of artistic and complex forms, have created various forms of bushes and given them special names, such as bute miri (small pine), cashew bush (medium pine), bute kharkei ( big pine), almond bush (almond-shaped pine) and jaghe bush (a big pine with a small pine coming out of it).
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Types of bateh jakeh
Iranian people, with their love for inventing different types of artistic and complex forms, have created various forms of bushes and given them special names, such as Bete Miri (small pine), Bete Terme (medium pine), Bete Khorhaei ( Big pine), Bete Badami (almond-shaped pine) and Bete Jaghei (a big pine with a small pine coming out of it).
The bates that were used in arts from the eighth millennium BC to the Achaemenid period were mostly almond bates, and few of them are curved. Among the samples found, which is perhaps the first bete seen in the history of Iranian art, the example found in the Assyrian Elamite trunks belongs to three thousand years BC, and a vase can be seen with two bete-like leaves hanging from it. These bates are simple and unadorned. The above mentioned map is now in the Baghdad Museum. The progress and transformation of cedar is a very long process that can be divided into pre-Islamic and post-Islamic stages. The distinguishing feature of the first stage is the special dignity of the cypress tree as a sacred tree and a symbolic, religious manifestation and a sign of the date and always spring as well as masculinity, but in the post-Islam era, it lost its sacred concept and was only used as a traditional role. It is used in the arts and continuity is a traditional role.
Usage today
As you know, Bete Jaga design has been a favorite design of Iranians for a long time. Today, in addition to carpets, dishes, etc., this design is also used in ornaments and paintings, which has attracted the attention of many people and is a suitable option for gifting to others.
