Berenike BE00 2363 Goat hair textile, z/s
Catalogue number
BE00 2363
Inventory number
1662 I
Description
Strip of probably 4 layers of goat-hair fabrics
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
160
mm
W.
150
mm
Preservation state
organic
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | dark | |||
| Yarn structure | single | plied | ||
| Twist strength | weak | weak | ||
| Twist | z | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark yarn in system 1.
Other features
4 layers of fabric; traces of heavy dark string
Sewing
Description
S-corded sewing thread
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
