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Start Over Donor Joy Hilden Function 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23799, described as Originally rug, mafrash, was 4 strips, but cut in half by Bill Walker at the seam. Joins are faggotted. Stripes, white predominating, and 'weirjan patterns in a variety of colors: red-orange, yellow, and purple; red, white, and purple. Also has varieties of checks. Egyptian rug. Z-ply, commercial dye, warp-faced plain weave with complementary warp patterning ('weirjan). One row of chaining/twining at ends.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23783, described as Rug, mafrash. Predominantly brown with some white and beige. Center portion has three diamonds which expand, alternating triangles and plain bands. Pattern called margoum. Commercial dye used, s-ply. Weft-faced. 5 and 6 EPI. Colors, natural. Yarns thick. Patterns traditional. These are cruder evolution of rugs from earlier times. Made on floor loom with pit for treadles. Warp extends back from beam over loom and down wall. He fills in each triangle as he goes, beating with a heavy metal beater. Crude extra heading.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23774, described as Rug, mafrash. (local word fareega) Rough but good-looking black, fuchsia, and white stripes, with two 2" bands of pickup similar to 'weirjan. I haven't figured out how it's done. 3" band of weft twining at one end and a row of it at the other 3 bands of 1/2" black and white checks. Simple weft twining at ends. Fringe plied. Was told by a local that these rugs are always made by men from the Salab tribe. Maybe commercial dyes, but may also include madder. Plain weave, unknown pickup technique, and weft twining. 8 EPI, S-ply.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23752, described as Rug, mafrash. Weft-faced, poor imitation of Turkish flat-weaves. Gaudy colors, rough work. Cicim and zili. Maroon, beige, yellow, turquoise, green, red, black and white. Made for the purpose of selling. No edge treatments, weft is falling out at ends. Commercial dye. Weft-faced with weft substitution: cicim and zili. 7 picks per inch. I bought it as an example of deterioration of weaving in Saudi Arabia.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23767, described as Rug. Predominantly white with black stripes at selvage and beige camel at center. Black and beige bordered with thin red and black stripes. Narrow 3/4" stripe in center of each panel of saha with simple black and white designs. Weft twining is interspersed with plain weave in warm colors and green bordered in black. The shapes created are rectangular and "wing," janah, which consist of a diamond shape with a triangle on each side of it. The technique of twining around 2 bundles at a time creates a jagged effect, quite dramatic. All designs in triangle and diamond lozenges. Ends plied and braided. 2 strips sewn together with tight faggotting stitches in variety of colors. S-ply. Plain 0 weave, saha pickup, and weft. 14 EPI. Commercial dye used. Vendor in Syria says it's like Shammar work and could be Syrian.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23714, described as Rug, mafrash. Two panel piece with 'weirjan and mithkar patterns, ladder pattern, and plain stripes. Base color maroon with dark blue, crimson, accents of white, with black selvedge. Sewn together with faggotting in two color pairs. Nothing done with fringes. One edge is short and worn, the other is 6" long and in okay condition. Faggotting nicely done. S-ply. Dye probably some plant dyes. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 15 EPI thread count per inch.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23729, described as Rug. Gray with black, white, red, orange, and green. All plain weave, warp-faced sheep wool. z-ply. 6 EPI. SR 60.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23757, described as Rug, mafrash. Long, narrow, in two panels roughly whip-stitched together. Notable characteristic is the crude style of Saha/shajarah weave in horizontal and vertical patterns; all in geometric - no line patterns. Orange and dark red (faded) with black and white Saha, 2" wide. 'Weirjan patterns on each side; center stripes in diamonds and outer ones in triangles. Z-ply, henna and madder dye used. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution, 16 EPI. Fringes: 3 edges have black and white chained rows of weft twining; 4th edge was left in loops at head of loom.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23828, described as Narrow, short rug, mafrash, with natural colors, primarily black, brown, and white. Plain weave. Short fringes. S-ply, no dye used, 6 EPI. Plain weave with narrow twining on ends. Weft twining, short fringes. one of pair with 9-23800.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23766, described as Rug or saha. Dark blue and white predominate with stunning blue/white pickup (Saha) patterns and narrow stripes of red. The blue appears to have been dyed over brown wool. 2 pieces were sewn together with faggotting stitches in blocks of bright colors. Each piece has two bands of saha 3.75" wide and each piece has a row of 'weirjan, on selvedge side. Ends are tightly bound with thras stitch and selvedge have 9 tassels each. Another tassel in middle of each end. Ends tightly embroidered in thras Tassels, 9 on each selvedge, 1 on each end. Only the middle tassels in warm colors; the rest in dark blue. Faggotting gives the needed touch of color. Also thras in some colors. S-ply. Commercial dye. Plain weave and saha pickup, 13 EPI. In Syria I was told that this type of rug and pattern originated in Palmyra and spread to Jordan. It may have originated in Syria or Iraq. Egyptians do this as well. Ibrahim in Palmyra said the Abu Khamys in Syria do this type of thing.

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