Storage bag

Museum number:
9-23736
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090023736
Alternate number:
32 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Description:
Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Verbatim coll. place:
Nuayriyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Culture or time period:
Bedouin
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Collection date:
1989
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation, 1.5 Household, and 1.9 Multiple Utility
Production date:
Circa 1980
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 25.5 inches and whole— length 36 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Storage bag, accession number 9-23736, described as Storage bag, khurj. Predominantly white cotton and red wool with a little orange, green, and black. Wide 8" border patterns on each side outside edge. 'Weirjan panels with 2" each near center selvage. Demonstrates 3 pattern types: 'weirjan, druse and saha/shajarah, as well as narrow horizontal stripes. Z-ply with commercial dye. Warp-faced plain weave with warp substitution. 16 EPI thread count. Top edge bound with colorful synthetic print using wool, yarn, and big running stitches. Sides sewn together with tight chevron stitch. Center joined with two pieces of cotton twine, whip-stitched. Nylon rope loops sewn on top ends for carrying.

Tools