Berenike BE96 0283 Animal hair tabby, Z2s/
Catalogue number
BE96 0283
Inventory number
0627 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Strip of plain weave, possibly goat or primitive sheep's wool.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | animal hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | plied | |||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | Z2s | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
May be primitive sheep's wool
Notes from the original description
Fibre: goat hair?
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001