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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.

Hearst Museum object titled Chest ornament, accession number 9-23813, described as A neck and chest ornament of leather, made of a pair of braided and twined tasseled ropes with lead and bead ornaments. Each long tasseled ornament is made of two ropes, braided around a cloth core, and folded in half to create loops with circlets of twining and lead beads, with leaded and tasseled string hanging from those. From here the ropes divide into twos, with twined and lead-beaded circlets on the four ropes at midpoint and lower end. Circlets of white glass beads decorate the tops and tassels hang from their ends. Each pair of ropes is fastened with string at the circlets, and at the tops of each of the middle and end circlets two sets of colored beads 9" long extends across the chest to corresponding tassel. The two decorated ropes are attached at the top loops by nylon net 12" long. Twining too closely covered by lead beads to determine thread count.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-23812, described as A woman's headband, igal, (Generic name for women's headdress in Hijaz: "gna") which is worn over a head shawl and helps to hold it in place. Fine leather strips have been twined in a spiral direction around a cloth core. Lead beads are clamped on to form a positive/negative design in diamonds and triangles. A lattice-work panel warps around it and hangs down the back. It is 18" long x 1.75" wide. 3 square flaps, twined and decorated with lead beads and small tassels, hang at the top, bottom, and middle of panel. Twining and knotting used. 12 EPI, 13 rows per inch for twining. Beads seem to be flat pieces which are clamped around the leather strips

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-5194, described as Man’s headband; black wool cord; 4 ply around core; single pendant cord; 37 1/2” long.

Hearst Museum object titled Head scarf, accession number 9-5195, described as Head cloth or scarf; Japanese made; white with red brocade all-over design; square; fringed.

Hearst Museum object titled Head scarf, accession number 9-5196, described as Head cloth or scarf; Swiss made; sheer white cotton; plain weave with embroidered patterns; tiny pompons around edge; square.

Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 9-16657, described as Finger ring; white metal; herringbone-like bands around rim, lobed design in relief in center; diameter 2.3cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 9-16662, described as Finger ring; gold-colored metal with glass "turquoise" in prong setting; width 2.2cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 9-16659, described as Finger ring; white metal; covered with dots of metal in relief; 2 double bands (herringbone design) inside edge; diameter 2.3cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 9-16656, described as Finger ring; white metal with cross-hatching; tiger eye (stone) in bezel setting; width across stone 2.3cm.