Berenike BE97 0002 Camel belt?
Catalogue number
BE97 0002
Inventory number
4897 I
Description
Camel belt (?) with an eye loop formed by lapped tongues sewn together.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Object type
belt?
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark brown | yellow | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown yarn in system 1. Yellow yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Diamond pattern with alternating yellow and dark brown strands. Structure shows strands clamped by the active system in half turns in z direction.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001