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Hearst Museum object titled Lace, accession number 7-7237, described as Cape or shawl or large collar, black net with design of dots, double. Length 128 cm at neck edge.
Hearst Museum object titled Lace trim, accession number 7-8023a,b, described as Lace trim, handwoven (?); plainweave; red/beige; cotton; A) mended with yellow and black threads; length: 118 cm; maximum width: 8 cm; B) stained; length: 64 cm; maximum width: 8 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Linen, accession number 5-11670, described as Linen, Mali, Oulliminden Tuareg. October, 1972. 5-11670, acc no. 2896, file code 6.2. Collector: Susan E. Smith Donor: Susan E. Smith. Materials, techniques: dyed cotton cloth made with indigo; from woman's shawl or skirt Context of use: Children made replicas of tents (using uprights of sticks, placed in 4 parallel rows, the edges of the tent tied to the 2 outer rows and resting on top of the inner ones). Inside, beds were arranged and dolls placed (burrs caught in the cloth are a wild grain used as food called cram-cram or wajag (Cenchrus biflorus). Made by: child Role in trade: cloth probably from Niger Description: "tent"; green fragment of cotton cloth; w. 54 cm. x l. 66 cm. /-blue Reference: see acc. env. for drawing of tent set up
Hearst Museum object titled Mantilla, accession number 7-9018, described as Blond silk shawl, overall floral pattern, solid areas on open net. 2 yds in length, 22" to 2" wide tapered
Hearst Museum object titled Napkin, accession number 16-20234, described as Towel or napkin; 32 centimeter x 34 centimeter; green; cotton; 1 centimeter fringe on both ends; multicolored bands at each end.
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-63, described as Woman’s shawl (perraje); cotton and silk; plain weave; stripes with ikat designs; one says “Isidro Tzunun”; cut warps forms fringe at bottom; approximately 56 cm wide, 78 cm long
Hearst Museum object titled Perraje, accession number 3-31, described as Shawl (perraje); red cotton with dark blue and white stripes; approximately 110 cm x 1 m
Hearst Museum object titled Petticoat, accession number 2-72093a-d, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Piano shawl, accession number 9-21522, described as Piano scarf’; L=130 cm x W=130 cm plus 47 cm knotted, off white fringe (including 8 cm of knots); off-white fabric; rounded corners; embroidered in reversible multicolored floral motif
Hearst Museum object titled Pillow cover, accession number 16-20248, described as Pillow cover; 37 x 37.5 centimeters; blue-purple ground with gold yellow ,green yellow and blue embroidery on one side in floral pattern; edges embroidered in simple cross pattern; blue tassels on each corner; 15 centimeter opening on one end. Two squares stitched together.

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