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[Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen]

My answer to Beverly was:

 

I have seen many brushes and toothbrushes excavated or in museums in the Netherlands. Sometimes the types are small like these; sometimes double-sides as well. One could wonder about the function or the reason for such a small brushes (for children perhaps?). The small brushes I have seen, often have a earscoop or toothpick at the other end. 
The grooves on the backside are holding the metal (copper?) threads which hold the hairs in place.
 

Best, Marloes

 


Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:29:26 +0100
From: h13017cho at iif.hu
To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
Subject: Re: [Bonetools] (no subject)

Dear Etan,
    But if you add on what is missing from the brushy parts it would be longer - maybe it is a mustache brush - just joking. However - what does Marloes say - she has seen the greatest vaiety of wierd Early Modern Age objects made from bone.

Alice


On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Etan Ayalon <etana at eretzmuseum.org.il> wrote:




Dear Bly,
Are you sure about the length you gave for this bone object (1.5 inches = 3.75 cm)? It seems rather small and probably uneasy to use as a toothbrush...
Etan



From: bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] On Behalf Of Bly Straube
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:17 PM

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Does anyone have an idea what this object may be? It is 1.5 inches in length and was found on a late 17th-century site in South Carolina, USA.
 
Beverly A. (Bly) Straube, FSA
Senior Archaeological Curator
Jamestown Rediscovery
1365 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, Virginia 23081
(757) 229-4997 x103
 
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