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Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23794a,b, described as Rug bought in 2 pieces but obviously intended as one piece. Twining about 7" wide in beautiful naturally-dyed sheep wool. Body of the piece beige camel hair. Selvage in black goat hair. Small amount of red and black wool and white cotton in pattern areas. Patterns on body of piece, il 'weirjan and a wider band of mithkar flanked by 'weirjan together. Patterns on twined portion, hanbali/diamonds, with narrow bands on top and bottom of maguss/scissors. One end chopped off and a patch of fringe also chopped for 3" width. Z-plied. Warp-faced plain weave with pickup patterns and weft twining. 10 EPI. Ends plied.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23752, described as Rug, mafrash. Weft-faced, poor imitation of Turkish flat-weaves. Gaudy colors, rough work. Cicim and zili. Maroon, beige, yellow, turquoise, green, red, black and white. Made for the purpose of selling. No edge treatments, weft is falling out at ends. Commercial dye. Weft-faced with weft substitution: cicim and zili. 7 picks per inch. I bought it as an example of deterioration of weaving in Saudi Arabia.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23763, described as Rug, mafrash. Two panels whip-stitched together. Stripes of even 1/4" width, giving it the appearance of an Omani rug. Three narrow stripes of 'weirjan on each panel and 3" wide weft twining at each end (triangles, white and black) indicate Saudi origin. Color of red stripes similar to Omani madder-dyed. Yarn is very finely spun. Colors, mainly red and black, and a few blue and orange stripes. Black is goat hair, white is cotton. Wear on corners and middle of both ends. Probably madder used for red dye, commercial dyes possibly used for the rest. S-plied, 18 EPI, plain weave with 'weirjan. Weft twining at both ends. Some ends braided, the rest loose.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23739, described as rug, mafrash Nicely made with careful work and little imagination. Little variation in width of stripes. Colors: scarlet, maroon, blue, green, black and white. Sewn together in the middle; made in 2 panels. Ends with one double row of weft twining. One fringe plied, the other 2 plaited/braided in a variety of styles and widths. Faggotting in center sturdy and handsome. S-plied. Not sure if commercial dye, could have some plant dyes. Warp-faced plain weave. 13EPI.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23728, described as Rug. Predominantly black with some white, red, green, and yellow. Plain weave, warp-faced. 5 EPI. Narrow weft-twined band. Z-ply.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23800, described as Narrow, short rug, mafrash, with natural colors, primarily black, brown, and white. Plain weave. Short fringes. S-ply, no dye used, 6 EPI. Plain weave with narrow twining on ends. Weft twining, short fringes. one of pair with 9-23823
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23719, described as Crudely made rug, mafrash. loosely woven of thick yarn. Black, gay, red, orange, and green stripes, also purple. Patterns in horizontal stripes. Wool has dander in it. Weft twining at ends. Warp-faced plain weave, Z-ply. 6-10 EPI thread count per inch. Made for sale.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23787, described as Half of a two-piece rug, mafrash. Asymmetrical pattern. Plain weave: stripes with checks and horizontal stripes in the same band, 1.25" wide. Not sure how they did that, unless black and white yarns were "borrowed" rather than chosen from pairs of darks and lights. Rich, warm colors, many dyed over gray yarn. Orange, pale yellow, maroon, black, gray, and some white. Weft twining at one end in three bands, two with zig-zag and one with diamonds in mock-'weirjan pattern. Three colors used in the twining with floats twisted together in the back. The other end of the rug has no finishing - came right off the rod, loops short and intact. Z-ply. Plain weave, weft twining, 11 EPI. Weft twining, unfinished loops. Made for sale. Possibly some or all natural dyes. Has distinctive western use of colors, rich and warm.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23796, described as Handsome, small rug, mafrash, mostly in natural colors with molar pattern. Gray, beige, black, and dark red sheep wool. Neatly spun and woven. Narrow twining at ends in two sections and short fringes. Red and white molar pattern, tooth pattern, and checks. Also checks and tooth patterns. Made for sale - it has a twin. Z-ply, commercial dye, 7 EPI. Warp-faced plain weave, pattern weave, weft twining only to secure ends. Weft twining.
Hearst Museum object titled Rug, accession number 9-23738, described as Rug, mafrash. Very bright and colorful, using triangle patterns, but very sloppily made. Orange, yellow-orange, and red-orange predominate. Also red, maroon, pink, and green with some blue and black. White cotton interspersed throughout. selvage warps doubled, but edge is uneven. One end chain/weft twining: it's pulling out. Other fringe is looped and is therefore probably the start of the piece. Z-plied. Commercial dye. Tapestry weaving technique, 12 picks per inch.

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