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Hearst Museum object titled Camel ornament, accession number 9-23710, described as Camel ornament, malabbah. White, (cotton) red, orange, and black. A little green around diamond lozenges in weft twining. A series of braids and tassels hang from a 15" portion at center, where camel's front/chest would be. Outstanding feature of the piece is wasm design woven in. Wasm are from the Al Saud, the royal family. Basic wasm is a stick (matrak) with a circle on each side. Some of these wasm have a dot inside the circle. This is also a T wasm in the design. Ends are strongly sewn around sticks and bound with polyester print fabric. Nylon rope is attached to wool cording that was sewn in. Nylon rope, 30 " long, was to tie onto camel. End of weave was twined twice. Ends of weft twining are left as tufts on the selvage. Placed across chest and flanks of camel. May have been made on commission. Z-plied cotton, S-plied wool. Commercial dyes used. Warp-faced plain weave with weft twining. 14 EPI thread count per inch.
Hearst Museum object titled Camel saddle bag, accession number 9-23702, described as Small camel saddle bag, ineyni, for carrying provisions on camelback, day-pack. Colors: red, orange, blue (in center Saha panel), black and white. Three panels of Saha weave. Center panel is blue and orange, with 'weirjan and druse (molar) pattern on each side. Side panels of Saha in red and white with 5-warp wide chevron design in orange and black. 'Weirjan on each edge, with molar and tooth patterns. White cotton, 2-ply. Wool S-plied, cotton Z-plied, commercial dyes, thread count 13 EPI, pocket edges embroidered with "thras" in red and white, black and white, and red and black. Sides sewn together in chevron pattern in red, black, orange, and blue.
Hearst Museum object titled Cinta de pelo, accession number 3-29687, described as Cinta de pelo (mujer): Backstrap-loomed, warp-faced plain weave; one piece. Warps cut and macramed; pompoms of multicolored wool at added at both ends.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 16-18258, described as black plastic arms and head, black wool yarn hair, white cotton dress and headdress, necklace of black, white and yellow glass beads; body is a plastic foam cylinder glued to a stiffened cotton base.
Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 16-20285, described as Hat; cone shape, total 41 x 23 cm(widest point) ear flaps 9.5 cm x 6 cm, top tassel, 5cm; knited in the round , multicolored; ear flaps-different designs on each; patterns birds and geometric shapes, bordered with scalloped edge (pica pica).
Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 16-20598, described as very finely woven Andean wool hat/cap with chin strap, ear flaps and front visor. woven of natural wool - possibly llama (cream, dark brown, black, medium brown, gray, tan) in horizontal stripes, some of which are varied with trapezoids woven into the stripe and visor has a "capital I" woven into the bottom stripe. bordered all around with woven narrow bands of tan, brown and or black. small wool pompom at top and each ear flap is decorated with a pompom.
Hearst Museum object titled Hat, accession number 16-20599, described as woven Andean wool hat/cap with chin strap, ear flaps and visor. woven of natural wool, possibly llama (brown, cream, very dark brown); all edges finished with multiple rows of chain stitching in cream, brown or dark brown. top finished with a brown and cream pompom; ear flaps finished iwth short cords which end in cream pompoms 8cm long.
Hearst Museum object titled Headdress for costume, accession number 3-27237, described as Headdress coarse black wool braided and twisted.
Hearst Museum object titled Headstall, accession number 9-23711, described as Headstall for horse, rasan hisan constructed of 2 pieces; weft-twined neck piece with tassels, braided, and weft-twined decoration to which tassels are attached. Nose piece: 40" x 3.5". Neck piece: 27" x 1.5". Card-woven lead: 3/4" x 11', in wool, black and white with red stripes. Lead ends in 2 finger-woven pieces with "M" pattern 15" long. Waft twined nose and neck piece sewn together crudely with red plastic twine. Card-woven lead sewn onto hand-wrought iron fittings the same way.
Hearst Museum object titled Huipil, accession number 3-24270, described as Huipil: white cotton warp faced; varicolor wool brocade in geometric designs across top incl. indigo diamonds. Wide mano (strip across shoulder); slit neck. 4 webs. 1. 61cm (sic)

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