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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2603007, member: 8267&quot;]This is really frustrating. The basic design is so generic - stripes with supplemental warp designs - that identifying the specific fiber may be the only way to place it. Do you have access to a microscope, and someone who knows how to use it? Fibers to consider, and which can be identified with microscopy, would be cotton, or a bast fiber such as linen, hemp, or nettle, if it is a plant fiber. A good microscopist can also identify various types of hair/wool.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am still thinking backstrap loom, where the varying warp designs are worked with a pick up stick during weaving - so, some traditional/ethnographic context. The colors look like natural dyes, not synthetic. Based on the technique and appearance, my thoughts are ranging from Guatemala to the Andes, but also possibly the Himalayas and, less likely, some of the Indonesian islands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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