Qasr Ibrim QI06 0721 Animal hair and goat hair tabby, s/
Catalogue number
QI06 0721
Description
A mass of degraded fabric, once a medium-weight tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-weight
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | pale brown and dark brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | strong | |||
| Twist | s | |||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale brown and dark brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
System 1 threads uncountable.
Yarn diameter c.0.8mm, looks like goat; 60mm x 35mm
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007