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Start Over Donor Eric Crystal Function 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Hearst Museum object titled Head cloth, accession number 9-22596, described as navy blue panel decorated with 4 pointed 1/2 stars and stylized 8 pointed stars plus other star-like designs; dark red, green, maroon, salmon, white and gold. bound on all 4 sides with alternating red fabric. 1 corner adorned with 8 tassels of red and gold threads finished with 2 beads at the top of each (missing from 1). tie cords are attached to 2 opposing corners. 1 of decorative tape and one of hand made string.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-21195, described as Woman’s sash. Consists of 5 pieces: a central length of commercial cloth, sewn at ends to pieces of appliqued and handwoven cloth, these sewn at outer edges to pieces of handwoven cloth with long fringes. Central commercial cloth consists of 2 pieces of red cloth with white polka dots, folded over and hemmed at long edges. Commercial cloth 38.5cm x 7cm. Ends of commercial cloth sewn to 32cm x 7.5cm identical pieces of cloth, each a single width of cloth folded over and hemmed along one edge. On each, broad bands of narrow appliqued stripes, diamonds, and serrated edging flank a 7 cm handwoven band with off-white ground, red supplementary warp or weft pattern (probable weft although cannot see selvedges or warp ends), and green embroidery. Ends of appliqued/woven bands sewn to 2.5 - 3cm width dark blue handwoven cloth (plain weave) with ~38cm L fringes. Fringes are formed not only by warp/weft ends, but also by long threads placed (how? when in process?) around individual warps/wefts in body of weaving, and plied in place. Thus, fringe extends from both the edge and the body of the weaving. Each piece of weaving hemmed along one edge. Fringes plied and knotted. At one end of sash, one individual fringe has tiny compressed lump of yellow fiber attached to end. Other end of sash has corresponding lump of reddish-brown fiber. Weaving and fringes dyed after construction. Sash (including fringes) ~175cm x 7.5cm.

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