Collection place: Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia / Collector: Joy Hilden / Function: 1.4 Transportation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23759, described as Women's storage bag, khurj. Main color: red with narrow stripes of orange, blue, and green. 2 stripes sewn together in back. Shajarah pattern in black and white 3" wide with 'weirjan on each side of it as well as on both selvages. Total stripes of 'weirjan is 8. Sides sewn together in chevron embroidery. Top folded over and stitched with "thras" edging. Z-ply. Commercial dye used. Plain weave with pickup, 13 EPI. Sides and tops embroidered.

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.

Hearst Museum object titled Camel saddle bag, accession number 9-23702, described as Small camel saddle bag, ineyni, for carrying provisions on camelback, day-pack. Colors: red, orange, blue (in center Saha panel), black and white. Three panels of Saha weave. Center panel is blue and orange, with 'weirjan and druse (molar) pattern on each side. Side panels of Saha in red and white with 5-warp wide chevron design in orange and black. 'Weirjan on each edge, with molar and tooth patterns. White cotton, 2-ply. Wool S-plied, cotton Z-plied, commercial dyes, thread count 13 EPI, pocket edges embroidered with "thras" in red and white, black and white, and red and black. Sides sewn together in chevron pattern in red, black, orange, and blue.

Hearst Museum object titled Girth strap, accession number 9-23779, described as cgirth strap, btan 9'6" x 2.25". Flat white sheep wool braid with round braids at ends, 10" at loop end, 21" at tassel end. V construction as with neck band above. All: Typical of those made by many tribeswomen. Braids: V-type, flat. Square, and round (girth strap) possibly Egyptian braid. Loops, simple braids. January 2019: seems too short to be a girth strap. May be a lead

Hearst Museum object titled Halter, accession number 9-23778, described as halter, ikhtam 3/4" x 8'4" orange and red square braid. Has a loop at one end and two tassels, 7" including stems. Loop braided 17" from tassel of (?) lead.

Hearst Museum object titled Neck band, accession number 9-23777, described as neck band, giladeh. 40" x 2" flat braid in dark blue and maroon using two groups of strands to create a v-pattern. 6" stems and tassels at each end, with 6" narrow 6" black and white four strand braids for tying to neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-23791, described as Ornament made with synthetic yarns; made of two pieces sewn together, the narrow top horizontal band lined with pink synthetic fabric. 4-strand braids with multi-colored tassels. Made for sale. Warp-faced weaves with warp patterns, 14 EPI. Tassels and braids.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23706, described as Storage bag, khurj. 23" deep with 10 weft-twined strips off flap, all with multi-colored tassels. Weaver calls pattern on the 1 1/2" strips "fingers (asabigh)". Dominant color: red-orange, with orange, blue, black, white, and yellow. 2 bands of Saha, Four bands of 'weirjan. Saha'sha jarah pattern is very intricate. "Danadeesh" weft-twined strips on flap with stuffed tassels. 15" loop of brown wool cord for fastening to camel on one corner. Sides sewn with chevron pattern. Has slits at top of bag of varying widths, 2 1/4" - 13/4", for closing. Behind it, inside flap, are worn loops of 4 strand-square braids in black and white, 2 1/2" long, spaced to fit into loop-slits. Top of bag has totally worn "thras" embroidered edge; Thread count per inch 16 EPI, warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution; Wool S-plied, cotton both S and Z plied.

Hearst Museum object titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.