Storage bag

Museum number:
9-23704
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
4 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Storage bag, khurj. White cotton predominating, with beige camel hair, black, and some red. Plain weave with bands of 'weirjan on each edge. Two pieces whip-stitched at center. Narrow (ca. 3/8") stripes of blue, orange, green, and red on each side of 'weirjan; most likely made for sale, but could have also been used by self; cotton Z-plied, wool and camel S-plied; commercial dyes used; technique: warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution in 'weirjan pattern; thread count per inch: 12 EPI; Top edge embroidered in "thras" in black and white. Sides sewn together with chevron pattern in black, white, and orange. Loops at corners made of camel hair in 4 cords of plied yarn.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Nuayriyah
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
1983-1984
Materials:
Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole 39'' x 33''— length 39 inches, whole 39'' x 33''— width 33 inches, whole— length 33 inches, and whole— width 3.5 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23704, described as Storage bag, khurj. White cotton predominating, with beige camel hair, black, and some red. Plain weave with bands of 'weirjan on each edge. Two pieces whip-stitched at center. Narrow (ca. 3/8") stripes of blue, orange, green, and red on each side of 'weirjan; most likely made for sale, but could have also been used by self; cotton Z-plied, wool and camel S-plied; commercial dyes used; technique: warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution in 'weirjan pattern; thread count per inch: 12 EPI; Top edge embroidered in "thras" in black and white. Sides sewn together with chevron pattern in black, white, and orange. Loops at corners made of camel hair in 4 cords of plied yarn.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23704, described as Storage bag, khurj. White cotton predominating, with beige camel hair, black, and some red. Plain weave with bands of 'weirjan on each edge. Two pieces whip-stitched at center. Narrow (ca. 3/8") stripes of blue, orange, green, and red on each side of 'weirjan; most likely made for sale, but could have also been used by self; cotton Z-plied, wool and camel S-plied; commercial dyes used; technique: warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution in 'weirjan pattern; thread count per inch: 12 EPI; Top edge embroidered in "thras" in black and white. Sides sewn together with chevron pattern in black, white, and orange. Loops at corners made of camel hair in 4 cords of plied yarn.

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