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Wool was one of the main products of Mesopotamia, and was not only used locally, but also exported. Although linen was available, it was less important than wool. The importance of sheep in clothing and economy is reflected in the representation of clothing. Sumerian devotional or votive figures often depict men or women wearing skirts that appear to be made of sheepskin with the wool still attached to it. Pieces of sheepskins or goalwool, probably still bound with suede, were stitched or knitted together in horizontal strips to design wrapped skirts called kunaks. The lengths of kunaks varied and styles included waist to knee or mid-calf for men and shoulder-to-ankle styles for women.
The smooth surface of the traditional konaks became imbued with ritual symbolism and continued to be worn for hundreds of years, even as the manufacture of woven materials spread. 4th millennium BC sculptures depict typical Sumerian kunaks featuring stylized representations of curly wool petals, which at this time were applied to panels of wool or woven linen, a fabric made from the fibers of the flax plant. An excavation of the tomb of a queen from Ur (c. 2600 BC) included fragments of bright red woolen fabric believed to be from the queen's clothing. Evidence of costumes in this region comes from depictions of humans on engraved seals, devotional or votive statues of worshippers, some wall paintings, and statues and relief sculptures of military and political leaders.
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