Berenike BE99 1675 Goat hair tabby, z/Z2
Catalogue number
BE99 1675
Inventory number
3054 I
Description
Large piece of goat hair tabby.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
250
mm
W.
160
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-fine
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 | plied | plied | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | z | Z2 | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 5 - 6 | 4 - 5 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Over 1 thick (4mm diam.) bundle of 6 plied warp yarns. + c.50cm² of concreted fragments.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001