Berenike BE01 2898 Goat hair tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE01 2898
Inventory number
1819 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of goat hair fabric with selvedge
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
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 | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.5 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 4 - 5 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
selvedge around one bundle of 6 plied yarns, c.20cm² in total
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001