Color slide

Museum number:
25-99321
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
35mm color slide transparency. Close-up of woven textile. Corresponding note states the following: Qata’ bought by Bill Walker from Shafia December 21, 1993, Nuayriyah. 1973-1983?. SR 1500. She made it with her sister 10 years ago or before. It took 2-3 years to make, and has her wasm on it ÷. In beautiful condition--a bargain!! Length: 20’7” Width: 5 Pieces: 1-- 11”, 2-- 8 ½”, 3-- 10”, 4-- 16”, 5-- 14 ½” Twined end, each 5’ long (on left, has unusual narrow shajarah strips in orange and blue on 2 panels, 1” + ¾” wide Shajarah, main one in blue and white, is on widest (2nd) piece; 3” wide. Goat hair, sheepswool, cotton Black wool, 12 EPI Colored wool, 14 EPI Later sold to Ahlam Nabulosi--Seawn?
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Nuayriyah
Maker or artist:
Joy Hilden
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
December 21, 1993
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Color slides
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Still and motion photography
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Color slide, accession number 25-99321, described as 35mm color slide transparency. Close-up of woven textile. Corresponding note states the following: Qata’ bought by Bill Walker from Shafia December 21, 1993, Nuayriyah. 1973-1983?. SR 1500. She made it with her sister 10 years ago or before. It took 2-3 years to make, and has her wasm on it ÷. In beautiful condition--a bargain!! Length: 20’7” Width: 5 Pieces: 1-- 11”, 2-- 8 ½”, 3-- 10”, 4-- 16”, 5-- 14 ½” Twined end, each 5’ long (on left, has unusual narrow shajarah strips in orange and blue on 2 panels, 1” + ¾” wide Shajarah, main one in blue and white, is on widest (2nd) piece; 3” wide. Goat hair, sheepswool, cotton Black wool, 12 EPI Colored wool, 14 EPI Later sold to Ahlam Nabulosi--Seawn?

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