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Hearst Museum object titled Abayeh robe, accession number 9-14976, described as Silk twill weave, brocaded Kaffeyeh scarf with long sparse fringe that ends in tassels.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Audio recording, accession number 24-2103, described as Arabic words: Speaker S.M. Mahmud

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 9-23713, described as A small bag, khurg. the other in the pair given to Helen Doty. Synthetic yarn plied by the weaver's family. Predominantly white with purple, green, red, orange, and blue. Body of bag has tooth and molar patterns and stripes. Flap weft-twined with panels in varying widths in solid and linear diamond patterns. Ends of panels and bottom of bag with 3/4" wide strips and tassels. Made by a 30 year old woman. Time taken to make is four days for plain weave part, five days for twining and tassels. Weft twined strips and tassels. Chevron embroidery side joins in blue and white. Loops on each side of opening 12" long weft-twined strip in blue and white check pattern, 7/8" wide. Made by a 32 year old woman who embroidered it; in thick yarn the name "Saif-Allah Al Jurayid" on front. Made for self or as gifts. Synthetic yarn. Warp-faced plain weave, weft twining. 14 EPI thread count per inch.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-22545, described as beaded bag; white background with bands of blue and green; red at top and bottom; two rows of flowers at center in red, pink, yellow and green; seven sided star at center bottom in red, yellow, pink and blue; red drawstrings at top with tassels and beads.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-4736, described as decorated cloth bag

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-15064, described as Bag. Cotton? wool, cotton lining. Plain weave, embroidered, satin weave lining, braided handles. Red ground, varicolored designs, brown lining. Geometric motives. 14½ inches by 11 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-4737, described as decorated cloth bag

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 9-23759, 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 Abayeh robe, accession number 9-14976, described as Silk twill weave, brocaded Kaffeyeh scarf with long sparse fringe that ends in tassels.

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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

Bag

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23713, described as A small bag, khurg. the other in the pair given to Helen Doty. Synthetic yarn plied by the weaver's family. Predominantly white with purple, green, red, orange, and blue. Body of bag has tooth and molar patterns and stripes. Flap weft-twined with panels in varying widths in solid and linear diamond patterns. Ends of panels and bottom of bag with 3/4" wide strips and tassels. Made by a 30 year old woman. Time taken to make is four days for plain weave part, five days for twining and tassels. Weft twined strips and tassels. Chevron embroidery side joins in blue and white. Loops on each side of opening 12" long weft-twined strip in blue and white check pattern, 7/8" wide. Made by a 32 year old woman who embroidered it; in thick yarn the name "Saif-Allah Al Jurayid" on front. Made for self or as gifts. Synthetic yarn. Warp-faced plain weave, weft twining. 14 EPI thread count per inch.

Bag

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-22545, described as beaded bag; white background with bands of blue and green; red at top and bottom; two rows of flowers at center in red, pink, yellow and green; seven sided star at center bottom in red, yellow, pink and blue; red drawstrings at top with tassels and beads.

Bag

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-4736, described as decorated cloth bag

Bag

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-15064, described as Bag. Cotton? wool, cotton lining. Plain weave, embroidered, satin weave lining, braided handles. Red ground, varicolored designs, brown lining. Geometric motives. 14½ inches by 11 inches.

Bag

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-4737, described as decorated cloth bag

Bag

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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.

Bag

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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.

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S1972-1973 #49: San Jose State University (January 29, 1973–February 23, 1973)3 objects
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