Berenike BE99 1811 Goat hair half-basket weave, s/ss
Catalogue number
BE99 1811
Inventory number
4535 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Piece of coarse goat hair fabric, half basket weave.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
90
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark goat | |||
| Yarn structure | plied | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark goat yarn in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001