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Hearst Museum object titled Chest ornament, accession number 9-23810, described as A neck and chest ornament, naid sar, of leather made of a pair of braided and twined tassels with lead bead ornaments. A string of glass and plastic beads is attached to both pieces of the pair at center chest. Each long tasseled ornament is made of two ropes, braided around a core, folded into a loop at the top end. The ropes are bound together tightly below the loop with circles of twining and lead beads, with beaded and tasseled strings hanging from that. Each of the ropes is bound similarly at midpoint, with white glass beads circling those bindings and more tassels at the ends. The bottom ends are decorated the same way as the middle ones. The ropes are fastened together loosely at the two decorative points with string. The two ropes are fastened together through the top loops with a 10" circle of blue electrical cord. Braiding and twining of leather strips circa 1/16 inch wide. Twining 11-12 EPI. Lead, plastic and glass beads, tassels.
Hearst Museum object titled Chest ornament, accession number 9-23813, described as A neck and chest ornament of leather, made of a pair of braided and twined tasseled ropes with lead and bead ornaments. Each long tasseled ornament is made of two ropes, braided around a cloth core, and folded in half to create loops with circlets of twining and lead beads, with leaded and tasseled string hanging from those. From here the ropes divide into twos, with twined and lead-beaded circlets on the four ropes at midpoint and lower end. Circlets of white glass beads decorate the tops and tassels hang from their ends. Each pair of ropes is fastened with string at the circlets, and at the tops of each of the middle and end circlets two sets of colored beads 9" long extends across the chest to corresponding tassel. The two decorated ropes are attached at the top loops by nylon net 12" long. Twining too closely covered by lead beads to determine thread count.
Hearst Museum object titled Face veil, accession number 5-16986, described as Face covering with sheer, brown crepe veil - decorated with 16 bands of silver coins on each side and 5 gold colored bangles plus a pendant of coral beads and silver coins at center. Brow band (length: 31.0 cm) is cross-stitched with silk thread (black diagonal, open diamonds on a red ground) is attached to the veil at center and via a double chain at each temple. Band is decorated on each side with 2 large silver coins, gold colored amulets (1 missing) and 6 "tassels" of beads of varying lengths (5.5 cm to 43.0 cm). A braided band attached to the brow band ties around the head, 3 silver colored chains are attached at both temples of veil, one terminating with silver, diamond shaped pendant, decorated with repoussé stars and half moons. Veil fabric smocked at top and finished with bands of cording at top. Bead tassels include coral, turquoise, glass, plastic, shell, wood, pearl and mother of pearl beads. From North Sinai, Egypt.
Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-23812, described as A woman's headband, igal, (Generic name for women's headdress in Hijaz: "gna") which is worn over a head shawl and helps to hold it in place. Fine leather strips have been twined in a spiral direction around a cloth core. Lead beads are clamped on to form a positive/negative design in diamonds and triangles. A lattice-work panel warps around it and hangs down the back. It is 18" long x 1.75" wide. 3 square flaps, twined and decorated with lead beads and small tassels, hang at the top, bottom, and middle of panel. Twining and knotting used. 12 EPI, 13 rows per inch for twining. Beads seem to be flat pieces which are clamped around the leather strips
Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-14887, described as Headband (maririh); dark brown tubular band of sheep's wool in complex plaiting form which is suspended at both ends several series of tassel in 2-ply yarn dyed dark red, orange, and green; tassels embellished with white shells (genus: Arato from the Red Sea Area) and white glass seed beads; Length: 2.32M. Treated with DDT in alcohol (10/78). Context: made by women for their own use. The black "rope" is placed around the forehead, underneath the black head covering (gun'ih), and the tassels hand down behind. Because of the head-covering, the "rope" is not visible, only the colored tassels. Used on special occasions, like the hand-embroidered dress (9-14881). The sheep's wool is spun by the owner and dyed in el-'Arish. The white beads and shells are bought in el-'Arish. Cost 30USD.
Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-14899, described as Head cover (akal). Red cotton cloth faced in part with elaborate varicolored diamond designs in varicolored cotton cross-stitch; black rectangular stone closure; strip of black cotton cloth; three cowries sewn on embroidery; balance trimmed with printed cotton overlay. 36cm x 94cm. Context: bride's head cover. Worn by bride over head, buttoned under chin. Made by women
Hearst Museum object titled Head cover, accession number 9-14897, described as Cape/head cover (hata): cotton X-stitch embroidery on black cotton. Diamond and triangle designs in two shades of red, fuchsia, green, blue, and yellow; minor damage to several areas: 132 cm x 190cm. Context: worn by bride at wedding. Cape, head cover. Made by women.
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 Sash, accession number 9-23798, described as Weft twined sash, maragees? (Arabic unknown) ending in three 5" long tasseled sashes. Loop at top for hanging. Weft in orange, maroon, red-orange, green, a grayed, faded colors (blue or purple?) on white cotton warp/ Same larkshead knots for warp. S-ply, commercial dye used. January 2019: I wonder if these sashes weren't used to decorate a "hiney" - riding litter. See #134
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-14882, described as Hip ornament (sarasib); tassels in red and orange 2-ply wool suspended from wool-wrapped cords in red, blue, and white; 3-ply white wool band looped through the wrapped cords at top; Material: dyed sheep wool plied and wrapped; handspun; Length: 1.57cm. Sprayed with DDT in alcohol (10/1978) Context: Tassels worn by women at waist on special occasions. They are suspended from a kind of belt, and hand down on either side of the hip. Spun and woven for their own use, then taken to el-'Arish. Cost US: $15

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