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Start Over Collector Joy Hilden Culture or time period Bedouin
Hearst Museum object titled Band, accession number 9-23755, described as short tend band 9' x 6.5". Majran men of Wargash tribe. January 1988.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-23720, described as Blanket, hamza (?) Red-orange predominates, with black border; stripes in turquoise, yellow, purple. Laid-in linear and geometric patterns. 2 panels sewn in center. Warps on one end braided (3") and other edge knotted (2"). Center joins faggotting using plied yarn. S-ply. Commercial dye used. Balanced twill tapestry weave. 11 EPI thread count per inch. Made in Iraq, according to McGuire Gison, in Diwaniya area south of Baghdad. I have seen similar blankets new in the Nuayriyah market, which the seller claimed to have been made there. Have never seen one made.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket or dividing curtain, accession number 9-23772, described as Blanket or dividing curtain, 6-paneled saha. An old weaving of type not seen in Saudi Arabian Bedouin weaving. Similar to Uzbek Ghazerys in the narrow stripes with 2-3 colors each in saha pickup technique and intricate patterns, fine yarns. This one has 6 strips, none exactly the same size as the other, between 5.5"-8" wide each. Colors are blue, rusty red, light orange, and beige, which was probably white. Panels crudely whip-stitched together. Ends loose. S-ply, natural dyes, 23 EPI. Primarily pickup with stripes of plain weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket or dividing curtain, accession number 9-23773, described as Blanket or dividing curtain, 4-paneled saha. Similar to #115 and Uzbek Ghazerys. Of a type not seen in Saudi Arabia. Colors brighter than #115, with less fine yarns in better condition. Four panels 13" wide each, except for one 12" wide. Panels were taken apart and reassembled in this kind of weaving for variety of uses. Colors: rusty red, red, bright blue, black, pastel peach, which was probably white and color ran. A mended place on an end panel circa 2" in diameter. Strips whip-stitched roughly, ends hemmed with whip-stitch roughly. S-ply, probably natural dyes, saha/pickup with stripes of plain weave.
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 Bolster cover or wall ornament, accession number 9-23792, described as Bolster cover or wall ornament, manthar. Synthetic yarn in bright colors - red, magenta, blue, white, green, and orange. Writing in center strip of shajarah pattern says "Il hujoom il barry," which means "ground war" or "Desert Storm." It celebrates Kuwait's victory in the Gulf War. Date is woven in, as are 2 different machine guns (rashash) and a tank (dabbaba). The patterns are: 1 shajarah, 2 molar, 2 'weirjan. Warp-faced plain weave with complementary warp patterning. 12 EPI. One edge is crudely joined to crudely-made backing of maroon cotton blend with chevron stitch. The other edge is open and has ties of synthetic yarn for holding in the bolster.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23824, described as steatite vessel round bowl with two flat opposing handles
Hearst Museum object titled Braid, accession number 9-23744, described as Four strand braid. Black and white synthetic, 12.5" x 0.5
Hearst Museum object titled Camel lead and neck band, accession number 9-23743, described as Camel lead and neck band. Synthetic: Lead 8'8" x 3/4". Egyptian braid in beige with loop at one end, wrapped in red, yellow, and green. Other end splits for 3" to 2 bright red 6" braids. Splits into loop circa 12" from tasseled end. Neck band 34", including loops and "buton" made of tufted yarns. Fuchsia is main color with vertical and horizontal stripes, including blue, green, orange, black, and white.
Hearst Museum object titled Camel ornament, accession number 9-23710, described as Camel ornament, malabbah. White, (cotton) red, orange, and black. A little green around diamond lozenges in weft twining. A series of braids and tassels hang from a 15" portion at center, where camel's front/chest would be. Outstanding feature of the piece is wasm design woven in. Wasm are from the Al Saud, the royal family. Basic wasm is a stick (matrak) with a circle on each side. Some of these wasm have a dot inside the circle. This is also a T wasm in the design. Ends are strongly sewn around sticks and bound with polyester print fabric. Nylon rope is attached to wool cording that was sewn in. Nylon rope, 30 " long, was to tie onto camel. End of weave was twined twice. Ends of weft twining are left as tufts on the selvage. Placed across chest and flanks of camel. May have been made on commission. Z-plied cotton, S-plied wool. Commercial dyes used. Warp-faced plain weave with weft twining. 14 EPI thread count per inch.

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