Hodaj covers, blanket, dividing curtain

Museum number:
9-23817
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
159a (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
(multipurpose) Lightweight and universally used as hodaj covers, floor covers, blankets, and tent dividers. They are woven using Bedouin yarns by male weavers using pit looms in oasis areas. These probably were made in Hofuf. Balanced plain weave using single yarns for warp and weft. Two 25" wide strips sewn together side by side. Ends decorated with simple horizontal and vertical stripes in black, white, and orange-brown. Dye might be henna or commercial. Z-spun, 10 EPI.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Hofuf, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Hofuf, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
c.1990
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Production date:
c.1970-1985
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— length 114 inches and whole— width 50 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hodaj covers, blanket, dividing curtain, accession number 9-23817, described as (multipurpose) Lightweight and universally used as hodaj covers, floor covers, blankets, and tent dividers. They are woven using Bedouin yarns by male weavers using pit looms in oasis areas. These probably were made in Hofuf. Balanced plain weave using single yarns for warp and weft. Two 25" wide strips sewn together side by side. Ends decorated with simple horizontal and vertical stripes in black, white, and orange-brown. Dye might be henna or commercial. Z-spun, 10 EPI.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hodaj covers, blanket, dividing curtain, accession number 9-23817, described as (multipurpose) Lightweight and universally used as hodaj covers, floor covers, blankets, and tent dividers. They are woven using Bedouin yarns by male weavers using pit looms in oasis areas. These probably were made in Hofuf. Balanced plain weave using single yarns for warp and weft. Two 25" wide strips sewn together side by side. Ends decorated with simple horizontal and vertical stripes in black, white, and orange-brown. Dye might be henna or commercial. Z-spun, 10 EPI.

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