Textile fragment BM EA78548

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Site 21-S-2, House D1, Lower storey fill (settlement).

Dating: Post-Christian period (1500-1700 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78548.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 85.2.23.

Dimensions (in cm): 28x19.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: Blue ground (piece dyed).

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

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

Other features: Reinforced selvedge, 2 double warps.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78548
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Imported.