Collection place: Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia / Collector: Joy Hilden / Function: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia Collector Joy Hilden Function 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings

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 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 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 9-23763, described as Rug, mafrash. Two panels whip-stitched together. Stripes of even 1/4" width, giving it the appearance of an Omani rug. Three narrow stripes of 'weirjan on each panel and 3" wide weft twining at each end (triangles, white and black) indicate Saudi origin. Color of red stripes similar to Omani madder-dyed. Yarn is very finely spun. Colors, mainly red and black, and a few blue and orange stripes. Black is goat hair, white is cotton. Wear on corners and middle of both ends. Probably madder used for red dye, commercial dyes possibly used for the rest. S-plied, 18 EPI, plain weave with 'weirjan. Weft twining at both ends. Some ends braided, the rest loose.

Hearst Museum object titled Tent band, accession number 9-23718, described as Tent band. Orange predominant color with red, black, and white (cotton), and narrow stripes each of green and dark blue. Center panel is unusual with black and white 'weirjan pattern. Waft twining in 3 narrow bands at one end, onen at the other. One fringe with 9" braids, 2" groups of warps to each braid. Other edge, no finish; loops as they came off the loom. Cotton Z-ply; goat hair S-ply. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 12 EPI thread count per inch.