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Warps: 2 Z spun S plied undyed white wool. Wefts: 1 Z spun red wool yarn; 2-5 yarns per weft shot, usually 3, with a 2 parallel + 1 format. Pile: 2 Z spun S plied wool. Pile colors: red, purple, freckled indigo, blue-green abrashed to green, bright yellow, black, white, and apricot. Knots: symmetrical; 34 knots per vertical decimeter; 30 knots per horizontal decimeter; 1020 knots per square decimeter. Right selvedge: 5 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Left selvedge: 6 bundles of 2 warps each, wrapped with wefts. Top end: 2.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped. Bottom end: 1-1.5 cm. of red tapestry weave, stripped.

silk and metal thread on red silk satin ground, patterned with floating wefts (main textile)

Sheep or goat hair

Fiber

Fiber

Silk damask

Linen and wool, tapestry woven

Jute and cellophane, plain weave

Cotton and wax-covered cotton, twill weave

Wool and linen, tapestry weave set into fabric of linen loops