Loin Cloth

Textile Fragments

Brown cloth with black embroidery with one band of double faced bobbin weave and one band of single faced bobbin weave. Red and yellow zoomorphic pattern. Needle knitted edge.

Two fragments belong to this accession number. The larger fragment measures 31 x 32cm and the smaller fragment measures 21 x 7cm. The larger one is a plain weave cotton with two woven stripes (one is a double-sided double-faced bobbin weave while the other is a single-faced bobbin weave). Along one edge is a knitted edging. The plain weave was also embroidered with a black design, but the design is no longer clear. The smaller fragment is a double-faced bobbin weave stripe with some plain weave with black embroidery. According to the catalogue card, this is a part of a "loin cloth". Color(s): White plain weave, woven section is red, yellow, and black.