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Hearst Museum object titled Sarong, accession number 9-21205, described as Older sarong. âButterflies and flowersâ. Consists of 3 pieces of handwoven cloth, each sewn into a tube at warp ends, then the 3 sewn to each other to form tube skirt. One piece very loosely woven off-white plain weave, completely undecorated. Outer edge ravelled; note that these are weft, not warp, ends. Other end off-white cloth sewn to dark blue cloth, balanced plain weave, dark blue warp and weft, completely undecorated. Blue cloth much more tightly woven than off-white cloth. Other end blue cloth sewn to black cloth, balanced plain weave, black warp and weft, extensively decorated in bright colors. Bands of warp stripes in off-white, pink, orange, yellow, pale blue-green at selvedges; broader of 2 warp stripe bands also has purple-blue stripes. Warp stripe bands enclose 16cm W band of extensive embroidery in a variety of motifs in off-white, yellow, blue-green, and 2 shades of pink, and 4cm W band of off-white supplementary weft in pattern which repeats around width of sarong. Last 2 warps at outer selvedge are bright pink, resulting in decorative edging. Sarong ~94cm x 57 cm (double thickness, as sewn).

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-21195, described as Woman’s sash. Consists of 5 pieces: a central length of commercial cloth, sewn at ends to pieces of appliqued and handwoven cloth, these sewn at outer edges to pieces of handwoven cloth with long fringes. Central commercial cloth consists of 2 pieces of red cloth with white polka dots, folded over and hemmed at long edges. Commercial cloth 38.5cm x 7cm. Ends of commercial cloth sewn to 32cm x 7.5cm identical pieces of cloth, each a single width of cloth folded over and hemmed along one edge. On each, broad bands of narrow appliqued stripes, diamonds, and serrated edging flank a 7 cm handwoven band with off-white ground, red supplementary warp or weft pattern (probable weft although cannot see selvedges or warp ends), and green embroidery. Ends of appliqued/woven bands sewn to 2.5 - 3cm width dark blue handwoven cloth (plain weave) with ~38cm L fringes. Fringes are formed not only by warp/weft ends, but also by long threads placed (how? when in process?) around individual warps/wefts in body of weaving, and plied in place. Thus, fringe extends from both the edge and the body of the weaving. Each piece of weaving hemmed along one edge. Fringes plied and knotted. At one end of sash, one individual fringe has tiny compressed lump of yellow fiber attached to end. Other end of sash has corresponding lump of reddish-brown fiber. Weaving and fringes dyed after construction. Sash (including fringes) ~175cm x 7.5cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23314, described as Women's sash Black fabric. Final 7 inches of each end embroidered with grid and weave and cross stitch in bands of repeating patterns and strips of embroidery thread in pink, white, brown, purple, black and orange.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23340, described as Sash Indigo background, with two ends embroidered with grid and weave in white, yellow, blue, dark red and green.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23315, described as Women's sash Body of sash is indigo dyed fabric. Last 9.5 inches is embroidered in grid and weave and cross stitch. Thread colors pink, tan, green, brown, purple, white.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-15802, described as Sash. Linen, silk, metal wrapped yarns. Plain weave, embroidered, some drawn work. Natural ground, varicolored designs. Floral motives. 78 inches by 8½ inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23341, described as Man's sash Indigo background and grid and weave embroidery in colors of white, yellow, green, purple and pink.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 9-23339, described as Sash Indigo with grid and weave embroidery with patterns in pearl, yellow, green and purple.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash fragment, accession number 9-23378, described as Sash fragment from woman's apron. Body of object made with pink cloth. Bottom 8" decorated with blue, yellow, green and white reversible cross stitch. Also embroidery. Bands of color. Strap covered in squares of 1mm wide appliqué patterns. Appliqué stripes at ends.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash fragment, accession number 9-23327a,b, described as Dark blue sash ends with white, green, yellow, purple, light blue, pink embroidery.

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