171 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Band. A band similar to a mahgoobeh or ghorthe. Flat, finely spun and woven with human and animal figures woven in black and white center of strip in a double-weave, similar to "shajardh" technique. Fine yarn and tight weave make it very strong. Colored tuffs sewn or woven in every two inches - variety of colored fleeces.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Beirut, Lebanon
Verbatim coll. place:
Beirut
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 2.25 inches and whole— length 318 inches