Camel lead and neck band

Museum number:
9-23743
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
39c (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Camel lead and neck band. Synthetic: Lead 8'8" x 3/4". Egyptian braid in beige with loop at one end, wrapped in red, yellow, and green. Other end splits for 3" to 2 bright red 6" braids. Splits into loop circa 12" from tasseled end. Neck band 34", including loops and "buton" made of tufted yarns. Fuchsia is main color with vertical and horizontal stripes, including blue, green, orange, black, and white.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Hofuf, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Hofuf camel market
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
1990
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 0.75 inches and whole— length 104 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Camel lead and neck band, accession number 9-23743, described as Camel lead and neck band. Synthetic: Lead 8'8" x 3/4". Egyptian braid in beige with loop at one end, wrapped in red, yellow, and green. Other end splits for 3" to 2 bright red 6" braids. Splits into loop circa 12" from tasseled end. Neck band 34", including loops and "buton" made of tufted yarns. Fuchsia is main color with vertical and horizontal stripes, including blue, green, orange, black, and white.

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