140 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Rug bought in 2 pieces but obviously intended as one piece. Twining about 7" wide in beautiful naturally-dyed sheep wool. Body of the piece beige camel hair. Selvage in black goat hair. Small amount of red and black wool and white cotton in pattern areas. Patterns on body of piece, il 'weirjan and a wider band of mithkar flanked by 'weirjan together. Patterns on twined portion, hanbali/diamonds, with narrow bands on top and bottom of maguss/scissors. One end chopped off and a patch of fringe also chopped for 3" width. Z-plied. Warp-faced plain weave with pickup patterns and weft twining. 10 EPI. Ends plied.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Hofuf, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Hofuf, a shop across from the Koot. Hofuf, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
3 March 1994
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rugs (textiles)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
c.1944-1959
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 96 inches and whole— width 27 inches