[Bonetools] Beading on comb teeth

[Alice Choyke]

For example - this is a horn comb from the romanian village of Szek which
was in use by a family daily for around 40 years.

Alice

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Tonya Largy <tonya.largy at verizon.net>wrote:

> Could someone send a photo of a comb with "beading" on the teeth?  This is
> a new concept to me.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Tonya Largy
>
> Alice Choyke wrote:
>
>> One thingI can say that the notching or beading on bone/antler/horn/ivory
>> combs seems to start seriously developing after ten years. I have an example
>> of  daily use by a single individual (I will send you my comb article) with
>> long hair who used the comb (bone) primarily to clean her hair of grit after
>> a day in the fields. Her family had another comb (this one of horn) which
>> was used for similar purposes by everyone in the family for about 20 years
>> and then by the mother alone for another 20 before being put away. That one
>> has very pronounced 'beading' on it. I think the lesson to draw is that
>> specialists have seriously underestimated the length of time such objects
>> were used in the past. If I forget to send my article remind me.
>>  Best,
>> Alice
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Anne Brundle <
>> Anne.brundle at orkney.gov.uk <mailto:Anne.brundle at orkney.gov.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>    Does anyone on the list know of any studies of how quickly the
>>    teeth of bone or antler toilet combs may become beaded? And might
>>    the way hair was treated make a difference to the extent of wear?
>>    Sorry if this is a perennial question, I only just joined!
>>
>>
>>    Thanks
>>
>>    Anne
>>
>>
>>    Anne Brundle
>>
>>    Curator of Archaeology
>>
>>    The Orkney Museum
>>
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