Karanis / Looped or Knitted Bag / Wool

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.02.2607
Object Name: Looped or Knitted Bag
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Wool
Length: 15;
Width: ;6.5
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Small yellow, red, green/blue, purple and green pouch created by needle knitting (cross knit looping?). There are overhand knots at each side of the open (yellow yarn) end of the pouch. These were added later, possibly the remains of a carrying cord. The knots are from 3-ply yarn. There are several repair stitches. The colored bands are as follows:; yellow (undyed) 0.8 cm; red 2.5 cm; green/blue 4.1 cm; purple 2.4 cm; green 5 cm
Unit Grid Number: 0210
Component/Room: 00B
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Dirty and very worn, with many small and large interior holes and edge tears. The beginning circle (green band) is damaged.
Fabric Structure: Needle knitting (cross loop knitting?).
Sewing: There are a few yellow repair stitches, 0.5 cm each, in the yellow and red bands. There are also a few purple repair stitches, 0.5 cm each, in the green/blue band.
Yarn #: 22607.YN.01;22607.YN.02;22607.YN.03;22607.YN.04;22607.YN.05;22607.YN.06;22607.YN.07
Function: needle knitting and repair stitches;needle knitting;needle knitting;needle knitting;needle knitting;repair sewing;cord (two overhand knots)
Color: off white/lightly yellowed (465);deep red (1807);dark green/blue (546);dull purple/red (SRUO);dark yellow/green (5815);deep purple (5185);off white/lightly yellowed (465)
Yarns/cm: ;;;;;;
Structure: 2-ply;2-ply;2-ply;2-ply;2-ply;single, used doubled;3-ply
Spin: ssZ;ssZ;ssZ;ssZ;ssZ;s;sssZ
Twist Level: med;med;high;med;med;low;high
Fiber: wool;wool;wool;wool;wool;wool;wool
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 261 KB
Record: 0000.02.2607
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2607/0000_02_2607p02.tif

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Full citation: "Karanis; Looped or Knitted Bag; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2607/0000_02_2607p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.

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