[Bonetools] Beading on comb teeth

[Anne Brundle]

It's interesting that this comb has beading at the base of the teeth.
I'm more use to seeing it toward the points on Iron Age / medieval
combs. Might that indicate shorter hair, or hair that was normally tied
/ braided with only the front and sides being combed through?

 

If anyone wants to make a particular study of beading on comb teeth, the
Orkney Museum has lots of examples.

 

Thanks to everyone for all the information.

 

Best wishes

Anne

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From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu
[mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Alice Choyke
Sent: 21 October 2009 21:53
To: tonya.largy at verizon.net; Mailing list for archaeologists of the
research group for the study ofobject and waste of bone,antler. ivory
and horn.
Subject: Re: [Bonetools] Beading on comb teeth

 

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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