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Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23796, described as Handsome, small rug, mafrash, mostly in natural colors with molar pattern. Gray, beige, black, and dark red sheep wool. Neatly spun and woven. Narrow twining at ends in two sections and short fringes. Red and white molar pattern, tooth pattern, and checks. Also checks and tooth patterns. Made for sale - it has a twin. Z-ply, commercial dye, 7 EPI. Warp-faced plain weave, pattern weave, weft twining only to secure ends. Weft twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23797, described as Sash maragees? (Arabic unknown) that is weft-twined in one long piece, ending in three tassels fastened onto white cotton warp ends. Red-orange, orange, green, blue, maroon, and white cotton. Top edge stiffened with wood and loop attached for hanging. Black and white wrapping on sides. May have been used as saddlebag tassel originally; function unclear. Seems to have been warped with larkshead knots and worked in a hanging position. Commercial dye used. S-ply. January 2019: I wonder if these sashes weren't used to decorate a "hiney" - riding litter. See bottom of page #133
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23798, described as Weft twined sash, maragees? (Arabic unknown) ending in three 5" long tasseled sashes. Loop at top for hanging. Weft in orange, maroon, red-orange, green, a grayed, faded colors (blue or purple?) on white cotton warp/ Same larkshead knots for warp. S-ply, commercial dye used. January 2019: I wonder if these sashes weren't used to decorate a "hiney" - riding litter. See #134

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