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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 Headstall, accession number 9-23807, described as headstall, bridle (thrown out, see circumstance of object*) (4-strand braid) The piece has three parts: iron hardware connecting the two. The assemblage of chain and hoops is 23" long, and was undoubtedly made in the village. The headstall is twined tapestry using synthetic yarns. It is lined with white cotton and decorated with three sets of triple tassel groups in double tiers, mostly in synthetics but also with some faded over dyed sheep wool. Colors are mainly maroon and orange, with some blue, green, and white. Z-plied, unknown dyes used. Nicely finished tassels. Headstall backing sewn on with neat embroidery stitches. *Headstall used to be with bridle, but bridle thrown out in August 2011 due to severe moth damage. Headstall stored with moth balls. Bridle made of goat hair and of complicated construction, square braid alternating between sections of doubles and singles. Each section is separated with beautifully embroidered blanket stitch rings in varied colors. 8'3" long.
Hearst Museum object titled Headstall, accession number 9-23711, described as Headstall for horse, rasan hisan constructed of 2 pieces; weft-twined neck piece with tassels, braided, and weft-twined decoration to which tassels are attached. Nose piece: 40" x 3.5". Neck piece: 27" x 1.5". Card-woven lead: 3/4" x 11', in wool, black and white with red stripes. Lead ends in 2 finger-woven pieces with "M" pattern 15" long. Waft twined nose and neck piece sewn together crudely with red plastic twine. Card-woven lead sewn onto hand-wrought iron fittings the same way.
Hearst Museum object titled Headstall and bridle, accession number 9-23740, described as Camel headstall and bridle, rasan jamal. Neck piece is weft-twined with patterns and lined with cotton print. Neat black and white stitches on selvedge. Nose piece a 3-strand braid using 2 strands of rag and one a bundle of yarn. Lead Egyptian braid in black goat hair and white wool, looped at neck end to fasten into hardware. After 6", braid splits into loops for 5". At end it splits into loops again before braiding into several 3-strand braids. Tassels: in 3 groups of 3 each on neck piece: 2 dark blue, 4 maroon, 1 orange, one damaged. Held to neck piece by four-strand square braids. S-plied. Burnoog definitely used, and probably all other dyes. Weft twining, brading, and tassels. Tassels double-pliedMade for self.
Hearst Museum object titled Hodaj cover, blanket, dividing curtain, accession number 9-23818, described as (multipurpose) Hodaj covers, blankets, dividing curtains, shaf (multipurpose). Lightweight and universally used as hodaj covers, floor covers, blankets, and tent dividers. They are woven using Bedouin yarns by male weavers using pit looms in oasis areas. These probably were made in Hofuf. Balanced plain weave using single yarns for warp and weft. One piece, cut short with end turned under and hemmed roughly. Pattern at one end in plain weave horizontal and vertical stripes in green, yellow-green, maroon, and pink. Weft put in two at a time. Z-spun, 10 EPI, commercial dye.
Hearst Museum object titled Hodaj covers, blanket, dividing curtain, accession number 9-23817, described as (multipurpose) Lightweight and universally used as hodaj covers, floor covers, blankets, and tent dividers. They are woven using Bedouin yarns by male weavers using pit looms in oasis areas. These probably were made in Hofuf. Balanced plain weave using single yarns for warp and weft. Two 25" wide strips sewn together side by side. Ends decorated with simple horizontal and vertical stripes in black, white, and orange-brown. Dye might be henna or commercial. Z-spun, 10 EPI.
Hearst Museum object titled Hodaj ornament, accession number 9-23789, described as Two long, tasseled twined hodaj ornaments, allagat, maragees to hang on the corners of a square hodaj. Patterns in modules of triangles and diamonds, and divided by white and black twined dots. Also misht (comb) pattern appears. Base colors are orange, red, maroon. Other colors: dark blue (black?), white, green. Each has sashes 27" x 1.25" with two smaller sashes on two of them. Total of five tassels on each piece. The pieces not identically in measurement but have the same patterns and sequence. Once has a stick bound into the top, the other is missing. S and Z twist in tassels. Probably commercial dye used. Tassels, binding on top. Damtha says these "maragess" are made to hang points of the hinney, the crescent-shaped liver.
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.
Hearst Museum object titled Hook beater, accession number 9-23834, described as hook beater used for weaving

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