172 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4812
Object count:
1
Description:
saddle bag. A strip of complementary warp patterning, warp-faced - two pieces sewn together. colors: rust background, with navy blue, moss green and a little white. A strong resemblance to two Syrian pieces already in the Hilden collection, #s 115, 116, which I bought in Aleppo. sheep wool rust colored weft. S-ply possibly natural dyes. 23 EPI, ends hemmed crudely. Some edges torn, unraveling parts of seam which Hilden repaired.
Donor:
Joy Hilden
Collection place:
Aleppo, Syria
Verbatim coll. place:
Qatif, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia
Culture or time period:
Syrians
Collector:
Joy Hilden
Materials:
Wool (textile) and Wool yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Saddlebags (containers)
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
October 15, 2019
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— width 21 inches and whole— length 84 inches