[Bonetools] FW: Bone object - textile manufacture?

Fri Mar 1 17:50:26 CET 2013

Hello everyone,

There is a paper from M. Meneses Fernandez on similar objects (although
from Neolithic), with experimental results, in the volume "Trace et
fonction: les gestes retrouvés", eds. P. Anderson, S. Beyries, M. Otte and
H, Plisson.

best regards, Selena

On 1 March 2013 17:45, S O'Connor <S.Oconnor at bradford.ac.uk> wrote:

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> *From:* bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu [mailto:
> bonetools-bounces at listserv.niif.hu] *On Behalf Of *François Poplin
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> Indeed, the worn of the "entire broken" end is more moticeable than the
> wear of the "last" (complete) hole (it's clear that another, a "more last"
> hole was there, and necessarily - the thing won't break between to holes).
> The wear of the inter-hole may be due to a leather strap/band rather than
> to a thread, for the worn spreads widely in the hole (and not causing an
> ogival bay). That makes me think of an attachment for hanging the piece or,
> rather, for attaching something to it, as in a "porte clés". Again, the
> whole worn of that end is the more important thing; maybe was the break
> rasped first in orther to make it "flat", to get rid of the irregularity.
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> the repeated drill-holes (made with the same drill, I suppose) did not
> receive moving thread, string, as they show no worn - but, for the same
> rason, they coud have received firm bars of wood, for instance, as in a
> ladder. I don't dare to thing that this was just an exercise of drilling...
> : after the break, maybe, not before; and the hole are too regurlarly
> distrbuited (in line and in equidistance)
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> Inbetween, the clok has run.. I have to stop.
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> Your's.
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> Le 01/03/2013 13:37, S O'Connor a écrit : ****
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> Dear All,****
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> I am forwarding on this enquiry from a student at the University of
> Durham.  I have objects like this, but not so thick, in wood and plastic on
> which I store my different coloured threads when I am working on an
> embroidery project.  However the pattern of wear does not really support
> this use.  Perhaps the wear and polish at the broken end suggests a reuse
> of something originally made for an entirely different purpose.  If you
> have any suggestions or parallels, please let me know and I will forward
> them on to Erik.****
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> Sonia****
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> Dr Sonia O'Connor PhD FSA FIIC ACR Honorary Visiting Fellow, University
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> University of Bradford****
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> Dear Dr. O'Connor,
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> My name is Erik Farrell; I am a student in the MA Artefact Conservation
> programme at Durham university, and am currently working on identifying a
> bone object for the Durham Oriental Museum. I suspect it to be either a
> tool associated with textile manufacture, or potentially an oddly shaped
> spacer bead, but because of the poor survival rate of textile tools am
> having a difficult time finding any comparable examples. I contacted Dr.
> Mary Brooks here at Durham, and she recommended I contact you as someone
> with expertise in both bone artefacts and textiles.
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> The object is made of bone; I am working on getting a species
> identification, but have managed to rule out ivory. It is from Egypt, but
> it is from an older collection, so I do not yet have a date range or
> cultural period.
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> You can see in the photos that the broken end is tapered on the surviving
> piece, and looks like it would have come to a point or a rounded point.
> There are holes along the entire length, but only the hole at the complete
> end shows wear; it looks like it has been worn by a thread passing through
> the hole, wrapped around the back end of the object. It is this wear
> pattern that makes me think textile manufacture may be an option. I don't
> really know what to make of the lack of comparable wear in the other holes.
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> I have attached the artefact photos and a scan of the archaeological
> drawing to this email. I am hoping your background and knowledge of bone
> objects and textile production may give some insight on potential uses for
> this object. I have also included a couple photos of breaks under the
> microscope on the chance that you might be able to give some insight into
> what sort of bone this is, but I know that sort of identification is
> usually done with the object in hand. Any information you can give me -
> even if it is just speculation on potential uses for a tool of this size
> and shape - would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thank you very much,
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> Erik Farrell****
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