Qasr Ibrim QI00 0681 Tassel
Catalogue number
QI00 0681
Description
Tassel made of long flax yarns bent to form a loop
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ||||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | |||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | |||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Flax yarns varied in diameter. Supporting cord: 2 plies (brown and undyed cotton). Loop of flax knotted to supporting cord.
Sewing
Description
Waist wrapped with 3 rows of brown ply top and bottom. Hard z plied cord of undyed cotton fastened tight in middle; projects sideways and downwards from tassel.
Notes from the original description
Fibre: the flax yarns are spliced and fine, but varied in diameter from 0.2-0.6mm. the supporting cord is made of two plies, one of brown, the other undyed cotton yarns, see drawing for details. they are somehow knotted to the loop of flax. the waist of the tassel is ornamentally wrapped with 3 rows of brown ply top and bottom and fastened tight in the middle with a hard z plied cord of undyed cotton, which projects both sideways from the waist and downwards from the tassel.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007