2003.10.78

Collection type

Object

Description

Udder bag strap for camel

Long description

Udder bag strap for camel made of Draecaena sp. leaves combined with strips of loin cloth and canvas. Ropemaking and weaving. [RJ 10/3/2003] Description added by [RJ 10/3/2003] - Two pieces of rope made of Draecaena sp. leaves twisted together with strips of burgundy coloured cloth. Two ends are tied in a knot and the other two are fed through two strips of material with loops stitched into them. One strip of material is a twill woven white cotton and the other is palm fibre wrapped with blue and white rags arranged in stripes. The two ends of the rope threaded through them are frayed.

Geographical reference

Oman

Asia > Western Asia > Oman

Zufar Mughsayl Fizayh

Cultural groups

Bani Aamir

Person

Maker Fail Mohammed Hassan

Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones

PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones

Date / Period

Date made: Before 2003

Date collected

7 June 1986

Acquisition information

Donated: 2003

Materials and processes

Material Plant, Material Yarn, Material Canvas Textile, Material Pigment, Process Braided, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Dyed

Dimensions

Width 10 mm rope, Width 30 mm strap, Length 2200 mm rope, Length 200 mm strap

Object numbers

Accession number: 2003.10.78 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Basketry 133

Research and responses

More information on the use of udder bags and straps - see record 2003.9.126 [RJ 21/1/2003]

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Animal Gear, Agricultural Tool, Camel Accessory