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Hearst Museum object titled Girth strap, accession number 9-23832, described as girth strap for small camel saddle Shabaha, natural fibers woven designs, synthetic rope, metal. Three long tassels either end, with synthetic tying rope.
Hearst Museum object titled Girth strap, accession number 9-23820, described as girth strap, mahgoobeh. Loop 5.5 inches long becomes a flat braid approximately 2.25 inches wide and almost 9 feet long. Ends with two round braids 26 inches long and two tassels 8 inches long. Z-twist, S-ply. No dye used. Band sewn into two tassels using synthetic yarn, orange and purple.
Hearst Museum object titled Girth strap, accession number 9-23746, described as girth strap, mahgoobeh. Goat hair. Al Jouf, 1985, but probably made in 1960s. It begins with a 5" loop wrapped in camel hair yarn, then becomes a 10" long 4-strand flat braids opening to a 2" wide flat painted piece 6'5" long and loose in the middle. 21" of round braid follows with a final 5" flat braid again. 6" of double-plied ends, tattered tassels, 10'4"?. Finger weaving: safeefeh. Finger weaving: thofar. Rope: Jadayil. Tassel: mahbouk. Condition: worn.
Hearst Museum object titled Girth strap, accession number 9-23769, described as Girth strap, rasan. Card-woven in black and white with two single stripes in red. Simple diamond pattern. Stunning because of orange strips and embroidery, probably added for cushioning. Orange strips: 2.5" wide x 3'8" long - plain weave and fastened 30" from ends, leaving 38" plain card weaving in middle. Embroidery in 3" and 8" long patches, using colored plied wool yarn in diamond patterns, which hold the orange backing onto the card-woven strip. The intervening areas are unsewn. Cord weaving, plain weave on orange. The last few inches are braided flat and tied into a tassel. Ibrahim says it's 80 years old. S-ply, 9EPI, commercial dye.
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

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