Berenike BE98 1021 Wool tablet-woven band
Catalogue number
BE98 1021
Inventory number
0550 I
Description
Piece of ?tablet weaving, similar structure as BE98 1208, cannot be analysed without destruction.
"[L]ight and dark brown warp, from which countered threading or turning of the tablets achieved a ... chevron pattern" (Wild & Wild 2000, p. 262).
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tablet weaving
Warp and weft identified
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| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark brown, pale undyed | |||
| Yarn structure | plied | |||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | S?z | |||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown, pale undyed yarn in system 1.
Other features
Possible 4-hole tablet woven alternately light/dark, adjacent tablets turned opposite directions to create countered cords.
References
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “The Textiles.” In Berenike 1998: Report of the 1998 Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Eastern Desert Including Excavations at Wadi Kalalat, edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Willeke Wendrich, 251–74. CNWS Publications. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), 2000.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001