Berenike BE94 0032 Animal hair tabby
Catalogue number
BE94 0032
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Four scraps of tabby.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | animal hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | ||||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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| Thread count average | 6.0 | |||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
One fragment has raw edge roughly oversewn.
Other features
Edge oversewn with remains of 3 overcast stitches, centres 7 mm apart. Yarns: medium S spun, worked as a pair.
Notes from the original description
Fibre: wool?
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001