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Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23827a,b, described as Faded condition, the saddlebag, khurj, lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23826a,b, described as saddlebag, khurj made into cushion covers lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, Faded condition, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.

Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23802, described as saddlebag, khurj made into cushion covers lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, Faded condition, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.

Hearst Museum object titled Vanity box and comb, accession number 5-13070a,b, described as Vanity box with comb; A) vanity box: wood painted with varicolored floral design; hinged top; mirror inside top; compartments in box for comb; two lost objects and compass (in place); width 10.3 cm; B) wood comb with fine teeth, round exterior; width 7.2 cm.