Browsing by Author "Supervisor Dr. Zakir Ullah Jan"

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    Ancient Cermic Motifs Their Modification & Reapplication A Study of the Decorative Designs on Pottery of Gandi Umar Khan
    (College of Home Economics, University Of Peshawar., 2015) Zil-e-Huma Mujeeb; Supervisor Dr. Zakir Ullah Jan
    The site of Gandi Umar Khan is located 55 km west of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Several researches have been conducted on the pottery of that region but the present research has specifically focused on the modification of motifs and color schemes of the pottery of Gandi Umar Khan. More than 800 designs complete or incomplete, found on the pottery has been categorized according to their motifs. Six categories are made to accommodate all type of motifs; these categories are geometrical, floral, faunal, anthropomorphic, miscellaneous, structural and plain. The main categories are further divided into sub categories for detailed analysis. The geometrical motifs are further divided into simple and complex designs. The simple geometrical design includes vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines, circular, loop, dot and wavy pattern. The complex geometrical design includes mixed, intersecting circles, net, triangle, chevron and step pattern. The second category of floral design is further divided into simple floral, hatched floral and leave pattern. The third category of faunal motifs includes horn, bird, goat and fish scale styles. In the fifth category the anthropomorphic designs include human face and eye motif in few designs. There are some designs which are not included in any category so these miscellaneous designs are heart, radiating sun and basket weave motifs. Another very important category of designs are based on structural motifs. These designs are basically made during the process when the vessels are still moist, these designs are grouped according to their style e.g grooved, impressed, perforated, roughened, undulating, slurry and textured.
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    The Islamia College Peshawar Building An Analysis of Their Architectural and Decorative Features
    (College of Home Economics, University Of Peshawar., 2016) Imrana Seemi; Supervisor Dr. Zakir Ullah Jan
    Peshawar city is one of the oldest cities of the subcontinent, previously known as the queen city of South Asia possessing marvelous past with rich history and enthralling cultural traditions. Allah has gifted the region with beautiful lakes, rivers forest and mountains giving way to other areas through different passes. Among them the famous Khyber Pass has played a vital role as a gateway to the subcontinent for invading armies and trading caravans between Central Asia and South Asia since long time. Sub-Continent was invaded by several European invaders which resulted in colonization. This colonization of the Sub-Continent basically influenced the cultural life of the native people in all respect and had many positive and negative impacts on the Sub-Continent. Modern technology, communication systems and better living standards were introduced, but it also led to dependency on Britain and supremacy of the rulers. Along with other influences it affected the architectural style throughout the Sub-Continent. The British rulers added numerous types of buildings like bridges, post office, churches, memorials, hospital, residential and official buildings and educational institutions. Same types of structures were also erected in Peshawar.