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2003.9.3

Striped camel rug used to sit on when riding the camel.

2003.9.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Striped camel rug used to sit on when riding the camel.
Long description
Striped camel rug in black and madder colours with borders and twining in yellow, black and madder colours. Warp faced plain weave and 'colour and weave' borders. Weft twined at the ends. Centre seamed. Warp ends braided. This is made on a ground loom and used to sit on when riding the camel. [RJ 30/1/2003]
Geographical reference
Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones
PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2003
Date collected
By 2003
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Sheep Hair (Wool) Animal, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Twined Woven, Process Braided, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Width 655 mm, Length 2830 mm including fringes
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.9.3 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Textile 7
Research and responses

Extract from 'Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology' by Dorothy K. Burnham, published by Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, 1980. On 'Colour and Weave Effect', pg 25:

'The form or pattern produced by a weave in combination with the order in which two or more colours are used for warp and weft.' [RJ 7/1/2003]

Extract from 'Traditional Spinning and Weaving in the Sultanate of Oman' by Gigi Crocker Jones, published by The Historical Association of Oman, March 1989. On camel rugs, pg.61: 'Camel Rug: The rug for use on a camel is made with madder and black stripes. The border is patterned by alternating the colours of the warp ends at the warp beam whilst making the warp. They are always made with sheep wool, weft twined at each end and finished with eight or sixteen strand round braids.' [RJ 7/1/2003]

Search terms: Textile, Animal Gear, Rug, Camel Accessory

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