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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 5-13694, described as Cushion Cover; circular piece of brown leather with geometric applique designs in shades of brown and redish-brown. Central green and brown square badly damaged. Fringes around edges. D = 45.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 5-13695, described as cushion cover; round, goatskin & snakeskin, cushion cover; light brown. Design at top is in snakeskin, is circle within which is lobed design from which radiate circles and triangles; 4 thickly plaited pendants suspended from sides. diam. of top = 40.0 cm
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 5-10889, described as Cushion Cover, Nigeria, Northrn Yoruba or Southern Hausa attr. (fide Berta Bascom). 1983. 5-10889, acc no. 4176, file code 5.1. Collector: Barbara E. Busch. Donor: Barbara E. Busch. Materials, techniques: sewn on (appliqued) leather and snakeskin designs on leather strip; dyes. Context of use: prob. from a hassock (cushion) cover. Description: Cushion cover (incomplete); black-dyed leather strip w/2 appliqued chickens cut from snakeskin and two leather circles, also appliqued; reddish brown leather strip along top; 1.65cm x h. ca. 16.5cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 5-12995, described as Large leather cushion cover; black-dyed leather one decorated panel stitched with tan leather thong has central four-lobed snakeskin design within stitched circle; two pendant black tassels; length ca. 77 cm
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 Cushion cover, accession number 5-13696, described as cushion cover; rectangular; goatskin (lt. brown) w/ snakeskin design in applique outlined w/ stitching; band inside top perimeter; central lobed design from which radiates circles, triangles and two other lobes; 4 plaited and fringed corner tassels; cover top 56 x 39 cm.

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