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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 9-23737, described as Storage bag, khurj. Dark blue predominating with red and white. Has wide bands of saha weave in blue/white and blue/red. 'Weirjan near outer edges. Saha patterns are in solids, typical or northern style. Patch near top edge, using binding cloth. S-ply. Blue may be Indigo and red madder. Darkness of color suggests at least partial use of natural dye. Warp-faced weave with warp substitution. 12 EPI thread count per inch. Edges sewn together with rough chevron stitch in maroon. Tassels: 4 worn, tattered orange ones. Center seam handsomely sewn in faggotting stitches in blue, red, orange, and white blocks. Top edge crudely bound in print cloth on one side, totally worn out red over sewn in blue wool on the other side.
Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-14884, described as Bag (mazwadah); flour bag in dark and medium brown and white hair and wool in warp face technique; two big loops at each side on top and two plaited cords in same colors and materials. Materials: camel hair, goat hair, sheep wool. Length, not including loops: 66cm. Width: 54cm. Sprayed with DDT in alcohol (10/1978). Context: for keeping flour in when not at home e.g. when a man is travelling by camel, or when a woman is away with goats and sheep. At home, flour is kept in a sack. The four big loops (2 on each side) are for typing the bad e.g. to a camel saddle when travelling. The two threads at the mouth are for closing the opening tightly. This is done by bending it into an S shape first. Used by men and women, made by women. Cost 70USD
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-22520, described as lightweight, reversible blanket. recto is preprinted panel with paisley and floral design in bands surrounding a center with floral lozenges; brick red, blue, beige, ecru and black. verso is rose colored floral panel with flowers bordered on navy blue fabric which also forms binding for the top panel.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 9-23720, described as Blanket, hamza (?) Red-orange predominates, with black border; stripes in turquoise, yellow, purple. Laid-in linear and geometric patterns. 2 panels sewn in center. Warps on one end braided (3") and other edge knotted (2"). Center joins faggotting using plied yarn. S-ply. Commercial dye used. Balanced twill tapestry weave. 11 EPI thread count per inch. Made in Iraq, according to McGuire Gison, in Diwaniya area south of Baghdad. I have seen similar blankets new in the Nuayriyah market, which the seller claimed to have been made there. Have never seen one made.
Hearst Museum object titled Blanket or dividing curtain, accession number 9-23773, described as Blanket or dividing curtain, 4-paneled saha. Similar to #115 and Uzbek Ghazerys. Of a type not seen in Saudi Arabia. Colors brighter than #115, with less fine yarns in better condition. Four panels 13" wide each, except for one 12" wide. Panels were taken apart and reassembled in this kind of weaving for variety of uses. Colors: rusty red, red, bright blue, black, pastel peach, which was probably white and color ran. A mended place on an end panel circa 2" in diameter. Strips whip-stitched roughly, ends hemmed with whip-stitch roughly. S-ply, probably natural dyes, saha/pickup with stripes of plain weave.
Hearst Museum object titled Bolster cover, accession number 9-23803, described as Crocheted bolster cover, shughul soof sahrafa, made of gaudy multicolored synthetic yarns in double crochet. Owners were proud of this piece. It has a backing of synthetic white cloth sewn on by hand. Patterns are in rows of triangles called bakra (plural bakaar). Lines are 'arjah. Synthetic yarns. Fringe was tied on around the edges.
Hearst Museum object titled Bolster cover or wall ornament, accession number 9-23792, described as Bolster cover or wall ornament, manthar. Synthetic yarn in bright colors - red, magenta, blue, white, green, and orange. Writing in center strip of shajarah pattern says "Il hujoom il barry," which means "ground war" or "Desert Storm." It celebrates Kuwait's victory in the Gulf War. Date is woven in, as are 2 different machine guns (rashash) and a tank (dabbaba). The patterns are: 1 shajarah, 2 molar, 2 'weirjan. Warp-faced plain weave with complementary warp patterning. 12 EPI. One edge is crudely joined to crudely-made backing of maroon cotton blend with chevron stitch. The other edge is open and has ties of synthetic yarn for holding in the bolster.
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-23824, described as steatite vessel round bowl with two flat opposing handles
Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-14885, described as Bowl (gdah - pl. gdahih), carved wood; oblong; handle at one end, pouring spout at other; aluminium and copper reinforcing on rim and underside attached with copper and aluminium nails; Food residue on interior. Made of iθil wood (a kind of tamarisk) Length at top: 37cm. Fumigated and treated with DDT in alcohol (10.1978) Context: bowl for making dough. Also container for gmas, i.e. whatever food one dips one's bread into, or for fattih, i.e. bread crumbled and made into a kind of porridge with some other substance, such as milk. Used when preparing and eating food. Now entirely obsolete, having been replaced by enamelled bowls. This was apparently a standard piece of equipment, which pretty well every family would have had. There were also larger and smaller wooden vessels, which had special names. Cost: 20USD

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