119 (previous number (collector's original number)) and 9-23825 (associated catalog number)
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Cushion cover, masnad. Predominantly dark red with electric orange, black, white, and tiny stripes of green, blue, and red. Thras on opening and chevron stitch on sides in multi-colored blocks. Shajarah pattern 1.75" wide in center. Blue and orange molar pattern on each side. Plain weave, 2 pickup techniques (shajarah and druse - molar), 2 joining/edging stitches. Thras embroidery at opening and chevron stitch to join sides. Synthetic material used, so commercial dye. 14 EPI. I bought it as an example of what this excellent weave has resorted to now, not because I liked the weaving. Also, she had given me a dividing curtain (old, word, mildewed, dirty) and I wanted to do something in thanks. Made for the purpose of sale.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Nuayriyah market Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Maker or artist:
Shafia (nickname Lugma)
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
February 1993
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.5 Household and 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Production date:
1992
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 18 inches and whole— length 32 inches