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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23824, described as steatite vessel round bowl with two flat opposing handles
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23826a,b, described as saddlebag, khurj made into cushion covers lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, Faded condition, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23827a,b, described as Faded condition, the saddlebag, khurj, lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23802, described as saddlebag, khurj made into cushion covers lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, Faded condition, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.
Hearst Museum object titled Pot holder, accession number 9-23761, described as Large pot holder, beiz. Multi-colored with red tassels. Lozenges made of triangles. Synthetic or rayon Tassels at corners. Clothing binding on top.
Hearst Museum object titled Pot holder, accession number 9-23762, described as small pot holder, beiz Diamond expanding to edges using triangles. Pink, green, maroon, gold, and silver thread. Taif. From Rahma, SR50. For all: warp, twine (dubara thread); weft: embroidery floss, cotton. Tassels synthetic knitting.

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