Collector: Joy Hilden / Culture or time period: Bedouin / Function: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23825, described as Bag. Predominantly dark red with electric orange, black, white, and tiny stripes of green, blue, and red. made from same fabric as 9-23775

Hearst Museum object titled Bolster cover, accession number 9-23803, described as Crocheted bolster cover, shughul soof sahrafa, made of gaudy multicolored synthetic yarns in double crochet. Owners were proud of this piece. It has a backing of synthetic white cloth sewn on by hand. Patterns are in rows of triangles called bakra (plural bakaar). Lines are 'arjah. Synthetic yarns. Fringe was tied on around the edges.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23781a,b, described as two cushion covers, masnad. More worn and faded, colors ran. Backs same as fronts. Colors before fading: maroon, red, purple, orange, mustard, pea green, blue. 10 EPI. all) commercial dye used. Very bright and intense inside bags where not faded. Outsides are muted and beautiful after fading. "Tathrees" edging at opening. Variations of faggotting to sew sides together. Backs and fronts made of same piece, folded.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23780a,b, described as two cushion covers, masnad Worn and faded. Came stuffed heavily with kapok and were dirty. Weft-faced weave typical of Iraqi and Syrian work. Each a little different from the other. Colors faded. Formerly maroon, fuschia, dark blue, orange, pea green white cotton. Backs striped with two rows of triangles. 6 EPI. all) commercial dye used. Very bright and intense inside bags where not faded. Outsides are muted and beautiful after fading. "Tathrees" edging at opening. Variations of faggotting to sew sides together. Backs and fronts made of same piece, folded.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23723, described as Cushion cover, masnad 2" center panel of orange zigzag on green and red, 'weirjan. 5/8" wide 'weirjan in orange and purple and fuschia. Green predominating with stripes of red, fuschia, purple, blue, and maroon. Cover 4.5" thick foam. No edge treatments or finishes. Sides whip-stitched and tops turned under and sewn to close opening. 13 EPI. They make (almost) everything in synthetic now.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23775, described as Cushion cover, masnad. Predominantly dark red with electric orange, black, white, and tiny stripes of green, blue, and red. Thras on opening and chevron stitch on sides in multi-colored blocks. Shajarah pattern 1.75" wide in center. Blue and orange molar pattern on each side. Plain weave, 2 pickup techniques (shajarah and druse - molar), 2 joining/edging stitches. Thras embroidery at opening and chevron stitch to join sides. Synthetic material used, so commercial dye. 14 EPI. I bought it as an example of what this excellent weave has resorted to now, not because I liked the weaving. Also, she had given me a dividing curtain (old, word, mildewed, dirty) and I wanted to do something in thanks. Made for the purpose of sale.

Hearst Museum object titled Dividing curtain, accession number 9-23725, described as Dividing Curtain, ruag, qata'. Wasmia (maker) has woven her name and several wasm into it. The base is white cotton, 2-ply for some and 3-ply for others. The bottom panel is the thickest with 3 ply. Black goat hair and brown sheep wool are the second predominating color, with the top band based in brown. A strip of 2.5" brown sheeps wool ends the 5th band. Red and red-orange are the next used, while narrow strips of blue and blue-green are found in first, second, and fourth panels. The fourth panel also has 2 narrow stripes of yellow-orange. The ends of that panel are sewn in so I have no samples to include in this report. Sajarah weave: top panel 11.5" braid and small tassels. Brown sheeps wool with white cotton, red and green wool (also blue-green); has a 2 3/4" strip of 3-color shajarah in red-orange, black and white with 'weirjan on each side. There are 41 ends of shajarah and 9 ends of 'weirjan. The second panel has white cotton predominating with brown, red, green wool, 15"; has black wool and white cotton shajarah, also 41 ends and red, white, and black 'weirjan, same as top panel. Third panel 21.5" with black goat hair in shajarah strip and stop; has shajarah with 27 ends, the black being goat hair and more dense in overall appearance, paired with fine white cotton. Same 'weirjan as other panels, no blue stripes. Fourth panel 16.5", other colors plus two yellow stripes; has 19 ends of small black-on-white 'weirjan with diamond design predominating. On each side are yellow-orange stripes with blue-green on each side and red besides them. The design panel starts 1" from top of panel. Fifth panel: 23.5". No ornamentation. Weft of all panels: white cotton. Z-ply; probably commercial dye used. 17 EPI (count varies a bit); pom-poms on top piece. Ends plied; braided edging called "marireh." Metal triangular ring for hanging at one corner.

Hearst Museum object titled Dividing curtain, accession number 9-23726, described as Dividing Curtain, ruag, qata'. Wasmia (maker) has woven her name and several wasm into it. The base is white cotton, 2-ply for some and 3-ply for others. The bottom panel is the thickest with 3 ply. Black goat hair and brown sheep wool are the second predominating color, with the top band based in brown. A strip of 2.5" brown sheeps wool ends the 5th band. Red and red-orange are the next used, while narrow strips of blue and blue-green are found in first, second, and fourth panels. The fourth panel also has 2 narrow stripes of yellow-orange. The ends of that panel are sewn in so I have no samples to include in this report. Sajarah weave: top panel 11.5" braid and small tassels. Brown sheeps wool with white cotton, red and green wool (also blue-green); has a 2 3/4" strip of 3-color shajarah in red-orange, black and white with 'weirjan on each side. There are 41 ends of shajarah and 9 ends of 'weirjan. The second panel has white cotton predominating with brown, red, green wool, 15"; has black wool and white cotton shajarah, also 41 ends and red, white, and black 'weirjan, same as top panel. Third panel 21.5" with black goat hair in shajarah strip and stop; has shajarah with 27 ends, the black being goat hair and more dense in overall appearance, paired with fine white cotton. Same 'weirjan as other panels, no blue stripes. Fourth panel 16.5", other colors plus two yellow stripes; has 19 ends of small black-on-white 'weirjan with diamond design predominating. On each side are yellow-orange stripes with blue-green on each side and red besides them. The design panel starts 1" from top of panel. Fifth panel: 23.5". No ornamentation. Weft of all panels: white cotton. Z-ply; probably commercial dye used. 17 EPI (count varies a bit); pom-poms on top piece. Ends plied; braided edging called "marireh.

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-23732, described as Hanging End of warp. White with black, red, orange, and green. Mithkar and molar patterns. Weft twining at bottom edge 3" wide. Z-ply and some S-ply (in white). 8 EPI.

Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-23730, described as Hanging uses Shajarah/Saha weave. Black and white with bits of red, orange, and green. Shajarah patterns were copied and crudely done with 4" wide tooth pattern on each side. 3-strand braids and tassels. Z-ply. 7 EPI.