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A peacock standing for an angel.
Also known as: Melek Taus emblem, Peacock angel symbol
The peacock figure associated with Melek Taus in Yazidi tradition.
The tradition's own account of the figure differs sharply from descriptions imposed on it by outsiders, and those external accounts have been used to justify persecution of the Yazidi community; the record follows the community's account and names the misrepresentation as misrepresentation.
External characterisations of Melek Taus are contested by the Yazidi community and have been used to justify persecution.
A peacock figure shown frontally with the tail displayed as a fan of curved feathers, cast in metal as a standard or drawn in outline as an emblem.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.