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Hearst Museum object titled Hodaj ornament, accession number 9-23790, described as A hodaj ornament, inhalas, designed to fit the front part of a specific type of hodaj. The vertical piece, made to fit over a flat wood piece, is made of orange flower-patterned velour, lined with white cotton and decorated with cowrie shells. A heavy orange pom pom 6" long on top stays vertical with difficulty and is made with Z-twist single yarn and fleece. Colors: red-orange, dark red, black or dark blue, green, and white cotton. Details on construction of 12 sashes: 7 are twined with triangle and diamond patterns. 2 are in plain weave with stripes and checks. 2 have stripes and 'weirjan pattern. Center sash has mithkar pattern and longer series of tassels. Top strip is tightly twined with triangles and a center strip of misht pattern. S-plied. Commercial dye used, but not certain. Weft twining, plain weave in 5 sashes. Top edge bound, tassels on ends.