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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23753, described as shoulder bag With Saha 12" x 11". Nuayriyah market 1988. Black, white, red sheep wool. 2" wide Saha band, crudely made. Chevron stitch edges. Top was unfinished, I bound it. SR25.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23825, described as Bag. Predominantly dark red with electric orange, black, white, and tiny stripes of green, blue, and red. made from same fabric as 9-23775

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23759, described as Women's storage bag, khurj. Main color: red with narrow stripes of orange, blue, and green. 2 stripes sewn together in back. Shajarah pattern in black and white 3" wide with 'weirjan on each side of it as well as on both selvages. Total stripes of 'weirjan is 8. Sides sewn together in chevron embroidery. Top folded over and stitched with "thras" edging. Z-ply. Commercial dye used. Plain weave with pickup, 13 EPI. Sides and tops embroidered.

Hearst Museum object titled Camel lead and neck band, accession number 9-23743, described as Camel lead and neck band. Synthetic: Lead 8'8" x 3/4". Egyptian braid in beige with loop at one end, wrapped in red, yellow, and green. Other end splits for 3" to 2 bright red 6" braids. Splits into loop circa 12" from tasseled end. Neck band 34", including loops and "buton" made of tufted yarns. Fuchsia is main color with vertical and horizontal stripes, including blue, green, orange, black, and white.

Hearst Museum object titled Camel ornament, accession number 9-23710, described as Camel ornament, malabbah. White, (cotton) red, orange, and black. A little green around diamond lozenges in weft twining. A series of braids and tassels hang from a 15" portion at center, where camel's front/chest would be. Outstanding feature of the piece is wasm design woven in. Wasm are from the Al Saud, the royal family. Basic wasm is a stick (matrak) with a circle on each side. Some of these wasm have a dot inside the circle. This is also a T wasm in the design. Ends are strongly sewn around sticks and bound with polyester print fabric. Nylon rope is attached to wool cording that was sewn in. Nylon rope, 30 " long, was to tie onto camel. End of weave was twined twice. Ends of weft twining are left as tufts on the selvage. Placed across chest and flanks of camel. May have been made on commission. Z-plied cotton, S-plied wool. Commercial dyes used. Warp-faced plain weave with weft twining. 14 EPI thread count per inch.

Hearst Museum object titled Camel saddle bag, accession number 9-23702, described as Small camel saddle bag, ineyni, for carrying provisions on camelback, day-pack. Colors: red, orange, blue (in center Saha panel), black and white. Three panels of Saha weave. Center panel is blue and orange, with 'weirjan and druse (molar) pattern on each side. Side panels of Saha in red and white with 5-warp wide chevron design in orange and black. 'Weirjan on each edge, with molar and tooth patterns. White cotton, 2-ply. Wool S-plied, cotton Z-plied, commercial dyes, thread count 13 EPI, pocket edges embroidered with "thras" in red and white, black and white, and red and black. Sides sewn together in chevron pattern in red, black, orange, and blue.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion, accession number 9-23756a,b, described as Two (2) woven cushion covers, masnad Made from saddle blanket. Red, warp-faced weave. Each cushion was 1/2 the original piece. Was one long narrow strip with tassels on each end; flat and round. Z-ply. Dye used possibly madder. Warp-faced plain weave technique. Braids on edges circa 7" long. Tassels 4".

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23775, described as Cushion cover, masnad. Predominantly dark red with electric orange, black, white, and tiny stripes of green, blue, and red. Thras on opening and chevron stitch on sides in multi-colored blocks. Shajarah pattern 1.75" wide in center. Blue and orange molar pattern on each side. Plain weave, 2 pickup techniques (shajarah and druse - molar), 2 joining/edging stitches. Thras embroidery at opening and chevron stitch to join sides. Synthetic material used, so commercial dye. 14 EPI. I bought it as an example of what this excellent weave has resorted to now, not because I liked the weaving. Also, she had given me a dividing curtain (old, word, mildewed, dirty) and I wanted to do something in thanks. Made for the purpose of sale.

Hearst Museum object titled Dividing curtain, accession number 9-23725, described as Dividing Curtain, ruag, qata'. Wasmia (maker) has woven her name and several wasm into it. The base is white cotton, 2-ply for some and 3-ply for others. The bottom panel is the thickest with 3 ply. Black goat hair and brown sheep wool are the second predominating color, with the top band based in brown. A strip of 2.5" brown sheeps wool ends the 5th band. Red and red-orange are the next used, while narrow strips of blue and blue-green are found in first, second, and fourth panels. The fourth panel also has 2 narrow stripes of yellow-orange. The ends of that panel are sewn in so I have no samples to include in this report. Sajarah weave: top panel 11.5" braid and small tassels. Brown sheeps wool with white cotton, red and green wool (also blue-green); has a 2 3/4" strip of 3-color shajarah in red-orange, black and white with 'weirjan on each side. There are 41 ends of shajarah and 9 ends of 'weirjan. The second panel has white cotton predominating with brown, red, green wool, 15"; has black wool and white cotton shajarah, also 41 ends and red, white, and black 'weirjan, same as top panel. Third panel 21.5" with black goat hair in shajarah strip and stop; has shajarah with 27 ends, the black being goat hair and more dense in overall appearance, paired with fine white cotton. Same 'weirjan as other panels, no blue stripes. Fourth panel 16.5", other colors plus two yellow stripes; has 19 ends of small black-on-white 'weirjan with diamond design predominating. On each side are yellow-orange stripes with blue-green on each side and red besides them. The design panel starts 1" from top of panel. Fifth panel: 23.5". No ornamentation. Weft of all panels: white cotton. Z-ply; probably commercial dye used. 17 EPI (count varies a bit); pom-poms on top piece. Ends plied; braided edging called "marireh." Metal triangular ring for hanging at one corner.

Hearst Museum object titled Dividing curtain, accession number 9-23726, described as Dividing Curtain, ruag, qata'. Wasmia (maker) has woven her name and several wasm into it. The base is white cotton, 2-ply for some and 3-ply for others. The bottom panel is the thickest with 3 ply. Black goat hair and brown sheep wool are the second predominating color, with the top band based in brown. A strip of 2.5" brown sheeps wool ends the 5th band. Red and red-orange are the next used, while narrow strips of blue and blue-green are found in first, second, and fourth panels. The fourth panel also has 2 narrow stripes of yellow-orange. The ends of that panel are sewn in so I have no samples to include in this report. Sajarah weave: top panel 11.5" braid and small tassels. Brown sheeps wool with white cotton, red and green wool (also blue-green); has a 2 3/4" strip of 3-color shajarah in red-orange, black and white with 'weirjan on each side. There are 41 ends of shajarah and 9 ends of 'weirjan. The second panel has white cotton predominating with brown, red, green wool, 15"; has black wool and white cotton shajarah, also 41 ends and red, white, and black 'weirjan, same as top panel. Third panel 21.5" with black goat hair in shajarah strip and stop; has shajarah with 27 ends, the black being goat hair and more dense in overall appearance, paired with fine white cotton. Same 'weirjan as other panels, no blue stripes. Fourth panel 16.5", other colors plus two yellow stripes; has 19 ends of small black-on-white 'weirjan with diamond design predominating. On each side are yellow-orange stripes with blue-green on each side and red besides them. The design panel starts 1" from top of panel. Fifth panel: 23.5". No ornamentation. Weft of all panels: white cotton. Z-ply; probably commercial dye used. 17 EPI (count varies a bit); pom-poms on top piece. Ends plied; braided edging called "marireh.