Girdle TRC 2016.0194

Find spot (context): Sudan?

Dating: 20th century

Present location: Textile Research Centre, Leiden. Crowfoot collection (nb 004). Inventory number 2016.0194.

Dimensions (in cm): 118x6.5

Weave: Band weaving.

Decoration: Geometric decor in ecru on a blue ground (lozenge, grecques with triangles).

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- blue
- 10 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- blue
- 6 picks/cm

Supplementary weft with double cotton thread, S spun, undyed and orange.

Other features: Starting border (20 cm), end warps grouped in 2 thick fringes, without knot.

Documentation: Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak in May 2018.
Complete description at http://trc-leiden.nl/collection/?trc=&zoek=2016.0194&cat=&subcat=&g=&s=24&f=0&id=21224

Analysis: n.c.

Production: n.c.