Textile fragment

This textile fragment was found at Kildonan on Eigg in the Inner Hebrides in a man's grave. A number of fragments of cloth of various weaves, some lined with fur, were found in the grave, along with other valuable grave goods of Scandinavian character.

The fragment is cloth with a raised pile, probably from a shaggy cloak.

Textiles are highly perishable, and usually survive only as fragments. Their production was a simple one, often done in a home. First natural fibres or wool were collected and prepared, then spun into yarn and woven into cloth.

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Online ID:	000-190-001-006-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.IL 164
Date:	Between 900 and 950
Material:	Clothing trimmed with fur / cloth of coarser and finer texture
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What:	Clothing / portion / cloth / sample
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Where:	Scotland, Inverness-shire, Eigg
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Description:	Portions of Viking clothing trimmed with fur and samples of cloth of coarser and finer texture, from Eigg
References:	Grieg, Sigurd. Viking Antiquities in Scotland (=Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, Part II, ed. by Haakon Shetelig). Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co., 1940, p 68.
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