Textile fragment BM EA78250

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Site 21-S-2, House E5, Fill (settlement).

Dating: Late Christian period (1300-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78250.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 85.2.819.

Dimensions (in cm): 4.5x23

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: Thin blue bands in tabby weave with cream and red geometric patterns brocaded. Presence of orange or pink threads, framing the blue band.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 7 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 7 picks/cm

Other features: Paired woollen cream and red picks in patterned décor.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78250
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.