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Cordage & Misc

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Site Catalogue number Object class Raw material Twist Diameter avg Description
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1152 plait animal hair Three strand plait 90mm long made of dark human? hair
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1161 yarn z Bundle of loose, medium z spun cotton yarns. No structure.
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1170 yarn Z2s 0.8 Ball of thread, 39mm across. 30 mm across.
Thread has been knotted repeatedly ? 5 visible.
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1210 yarn S2z Hank of s spliced flax. Yarn diam. 0.25-0.8mm. Length of hank (loop to loop) 95mm. Mass measures…
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1247 yarn flax S2* 0.3 Roll of very fine flax yarn, as if slipped off a stick. Yarn very fine, no more than 0.3mm thick;…
Qasr Ibrim QI00 1257 fibres animal hair Mass of very dark fine ?human hair. Mass measures 40mm x 30mm. Soft handle; uniform fibre diameters.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0557 fibres wool Length of untwisted parallel wool fibres. No medulla visible, crimp present
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0572 fibres Piece of tree bast. Length 100mm
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0602 yarn flax S2z 3 short lengths of flax string. Length 3 x 110mm; diameter c.1.3mm.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0605 braid cotton Two lengths of braiding with bobble. Undyed cotton has 8 yarns/strand, blue 5, red (?wool) 8, S…
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0606 cord s Cord, 1.8mm thick
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0651 unidentified/not textile Mass of small feathers. Most feathers white, some very dark brown (AC says chicken).
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0657 string z Length of string, knotted, and two short loose bits of same. Diameter c.3mm. Total length 390mm.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0659 yarn cotton s Yarns from blue cotton fabric with blue and white dye banding. Centres of yarns pale, indicating…
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0660 yarn S2z Short lengths of S plied 2 ply from medium Z spun yarns. Two pieces knotted to make a cross.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0661 fibres wool Mass of raw wool fleece. Measures approx. 150mm x 150mm. Signs of crimp in some places.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0662 cord flax Length of very tightly twisted cord. 22+ strands in each cord. Whole cord width 5mm, length 200mm.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0707 plait flax s Three-strand plait of unplied yarn, 10mm wide, constructed of 3 groups. Knotted (Knot: Andre…
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0709 fibres animal hair Collection of very fine, uniform diameter, pure white fibres. Traces of medulla and scales visible…
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0719 plait Scrap of 3-strand plait in spliced. 6-7 strands per unit
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0720 fibres flax Mass of stripped fibre bundles. Part-worked flax rather than decayed textile (AC confirms)
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0753 cord cotton s Unrecordable scraps of 3? cords made of multiple s spun cotton yarns
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0755 fibres s Small loop, apparently with 4 knots in it. Loop with very variable strands
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0806 yarn cotton s Scraps of cotton yarns. All s spun, some blue. Some lint and cracked capsules.
Qasr Ibrim QI06 0810 rope s Piece of 'rope'. 5mm thick, 160mm long. Made of 2 strands of torn strips of medium-fine s…