Middle East
Displaying 851 - 871 of 871
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| 851 | 2000.1.2 | Stand, book | Two boards, each a rectangle joined by a hinged section. Carved from a single piece of wood. Hinge enables it to lie flat or to unfold and stand upright. Each rectangle has an enamel with painted designs of interlocking stars and small geometric shapes. One side of each rectangle has a pattern of spaced, black and purple line designs. Color: BR,BK,PR |
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| 852 | 2003.25.14 | Sherd, pottery | Square with hollow center with one edge extending past others. Grove marks along outer edges. Inner hollow has buildup. Color: RD |
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| 853 | 2010.17.118 | Bracelet | silver 'bangle' type bracelet, small, possibly anklet(?) with melted chain bands made into composition, etchings Color: SL |
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| 854 | 2010.17.121 | Earrings | A&B. A pair of silver (fine quality) heavy hoop earrings with most likely Koranic verse written all along the outer edge of the earrings, Koranic verses sign of devotion and most likely used for protection as well Color: SL |
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| 855 | 2010.17.122 | Pocketbook | silver box with etchings, top comes off, can place an object or series of papers inside, secured by a metal fastener on one side and wearable around the neck through use of the rope Color: silver, white |
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| 856 | 2010.17.125 | Pendant | small 'sealed' box, metal, highly stylized with hoops for putting through a (chain) to wear at side or around neck, sesal is somewhat broken-theoretically contains handwritten passages of the Koran inside |
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| 857 | 2010.17.128 | Shoe | (a & b) intricate designs on the fronts of the shoes, back red with gold green black and white embroidery |
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| 858 | 2010.17.130 | Shoe | a&b. 10 1/2" size, black white red thong style sandals with cross/square pattern, backstrap for behind ankle, pattern sewn into shoes, straps for control, plastic red decoration |
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| 859 | 2010.17.133 | Saddlebag | Large saddle bag for use on camels, made from weaving dyed wool, vertical stripes of RD, OR, BK, BR, and WH, thick black stripes contain WH and RD triangular patterns, OR and BR and BK and WH striped edging around RD and WH cloth at top edge, cloth has openings on either end to slide a wooden rod through to attach to the camel's trappings for easy transport, multicolored edging around sides and middle Color: RD OR BK BR WH |
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| 860 | 2010.17.137 | Harness | Camel harness made with dyed wool from goats, sheep, or camels, tightly woven, main design has red background enclosed with black stripes, white line dividing red background with vertical black lines on each side, tassels made of PR, GR, YL, and PK yarn attached to braided wool, chest panel is much wider than the rest, harness would attach through the saddles and accessories Color: RD BK GR PR ML |
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| 861 | 2010.17.138 | Whip | Wooden camel whip with brass handle and tip that are socketed to the wood and welded, pale wood with brown hue, some type of clear coat painted over wood gives it a shiny and smooth texture, 4 subtle notches/joints, heavier and darker than 2010.17.139 Camels are trained to respond to stick signals, they are used as defensive weapon, and as badge of office. |
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| 862 | 2010.17.139 | Whip | Wooden camel whip with brass handle and tip that are socketed to the wood and welded, handle has a moon and star marking, pale wood with orange hint, some type of clear coat painted over wood gives it a shiny and smooth texture, 3 notches/joints, much lighter and slender that 2010.17.138 Camels are trained to respond to stick signals, can be used as defensive weapon, and as badge of office. |
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| 863 | 2010.17.140 | Saddlebag | Saddlebag made from weaving dyed wool and animal hair, most likely from camels, sheep, or goats, on each side and middle there is 1 vertical patterned stripe with 1 red stripe in between, RD, GR, and GD horizontal stripes go across the full width of bag, multicolored tassles at bottom, RD, WH, BK braided handle at top, back only has vertical patterns Color: RD GD GR BK WH |
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| 864 | 2010.17.141 | Saddle | Saddle for horse, structure made of wood and covered with wool and cloth to provide protection and comfort for animal and rider, wooden sides of saddle are covered with wood in a wicker pattern which is covered with a YL cloth with a floral pattern, this is covered with a burlap material which is covered by the dyed wool, rounded handles/back support are secured with BK wire and rope, RD, WH, and BL diamond and triangular patterns on the wool seat Color: BR RD BL WH BK |
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| 865 | 2010.17.143 | Blanket, Saddle | Saddle blanket for covering either a horse or camel saddle, made of dyed wool, slit at front of blanket to fit over the saddle's handle, in center of blanket there are 4 circular designs with a flower design in each, 2 half circle designs toward the back, center design is surrounded by BL diamonds, triangles, and stripes surrounded by black borders, BR, BL, and OR fringe, Opposite side RD replaces BR Color: BR BL BK OR RD |
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| 866 | 2010.17.20 | Saddle | horse/camel animal cover, cream red orange blue beige and triangle or zigzag pattern Color: WH, RD, OR, BL |
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| 867 | 2010.17.21 | Rug | small rug with buildings (Mosque?) on the rug, flower motif border and at the bottom underneath pillars, pillars at the bottom, possibly representative of the inside of a mosque, lightweight, decorative Color: PR, OR,WH,YL |
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| 868 | 2010.17.66 | Dallah | Large intricate coffeepot with 'beak' style spout, spout cover with knob, traditional stacked lid, signature on side, handle bound in goat skin leather (probably to help with heat after boiling) patterns on upper portion of vessel, hourglass shape. |
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| 869 | 2010.17.83 | box, cooling | small box, carved with lid or handle |
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| 870 | 2010.17.92 | Scarf | large 4 X 4ft rug with zigzag pattern and 'buffalo' plaid pattern with tuffs of cotton at the ends which are both for decoration andto keep sweat from face, mens Color: RD, WH |
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| 871 | UNIM1986.14.1985.1.144 | Copper Pitcher | Set. a-c. |
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