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Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-21243, described as Olive green silk sash. Damask weave cut from length of silk. At either end, 9 rows of colored reversible embroidery: 1) bats; 2) three symbols for long life and 2 endless knots; 3) three five-petaled flowers and two sprigs of flowers; 4) three symbols for long life and two five-petaled flowers; 5) as row 3; 6) as row 2; 7) 14 hanging spearpoints; 8) 5 bats; 9) as row 7. Slight color variations between the two ends. End hems overcast in navy blue and silver. Overall length: 228 cm; width: 22.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23317, described as Sash The last 28 inches of each sash ends are dyed black. Final 10 inches of these ends have grid and weave embroidery in white, yellow, green, blue and pink snowflake-like pattern. Ends finished in .25 inches of white, yellow and red embroidery. Main body of sash is indigo dyed hemp (?).
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-21195, described as Woman’s sash. Consists of 5 pieces: a central length of commercial cloth, sewn at ends to pieces of appliqued and handwoven cloth, these sewn at outer edges to pieces of handwoven cloth with long fringes. Central commercial cloth consists of 2 pieces of red cloth with white polka dots, folded over and hemmed at long edges. Commercial cloth 38.5cm x 7cm. Ends of commercial cloth sewn to 32cm x 7.5cm identical pieces of cloth, each a single width of cloth folded over and hemmed along one edge. On each, broad bands of narrow appliqued stripes, diamonds, and serrated edging flank a 7 cm handwoven band with off-white ground, red supplementary warp or weft pattern (probable weft although cannot see selvedges or warp ends), and green embroidery. Ends of appliqued/woven bands sewn to 2.5 - 3cm width dark blue handwoven cloth (plain weave) with ~38cm L fringes. Fringes are formed not only by warp/weft ends, but also by long threads placed (how? when in process?) around individual warps/wefts in body of weaving, and plied in place. Thus, fringe extends from both the edge and the body of the weaving. Each piece of weaving hemmed along one edge. Fringes plied and knotted. At one end of sash, one individual fringe has tiny compressed lump of yellow fiber attached to end. Other end of sash has corresponding lump of reddish-brown fiber. Weaving and fringes dyed after construction. Sash (including fringes) ~175cm x 7.5cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23278, described as Woman's black ceremonial sash. Black linen, indigo tassels, ~30 inches of cross stitch and embroidery on each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23316, described as Woman's sash Ground cloth is indigo blue. Grid and weave embroidered pattern is snowflake-like, and done in blue, white, green, yellow, and burgundy colors. A border on the end has a wave pattern with white, burgundy, and yellow waves.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23314, described as Women's sash Black fabric. Final 7 inches of each end embroidered with grid and weave and cross stitch in bands of repeating patterns and strips of embroidery thread in pink, white, brown, purple, black and orange.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23340, described as Sash Indigo background, with two ends embroidered with grid and weave in white, yellow, blue, dark red and green.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23315, described as Women's sash Body of sash is indigo dyed fabric. Last 9.5 inches is embroidered in grid and weave and cross stitch. Thread colors pink, tan, green, brown, purple, white.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-15802, described as Sash. Linen, silk, metal wrapped yarns. Plain weave, embroidered, some drawn work. Natural ground, varicolored designs. Floral motives. 78 inches by 8½ inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23341, described as Man's sash Indigo background and grid and weave embroidery in colors of white, yellow, green, purple and pink.

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