[Bonetools] weaving spools from perforated sheep metapodials

[Alice Choyke]

Mmetapodial tools come in so many iterations it makes my head spin - still
each new suggestion or ethnographic example helps tremendously - thank you.

Alice

On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Dave Constantine <
dkconstantine at btinternet.com> wrote:

>   Hello Alice,
>
> It is something I have seen suggested for Viking and later periods (see
> attached pages from “Viking age combs, comb making and comb makers in the
> light of finds from Birka and Ribe” by K Ambrosiani), but I am not sure how
> much actual “proof” there is of it from any source rather than just a
> theory. It is also mentioned that they could be net sinkers, and in the
> past I have found it suggested that they could be horse hobbles (apparently
> this has happened in Iceland until quite recently, see photo).
>
> Regards,
>
> David Constantine
>
>  *From:* Alice Choyke <choyke at ceu.hu>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 28, 2014 10:43 AM
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> of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and horn.
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> *Subject:* [Bonetools] weaving spools from perforated sheep metapodials
>
>  Dear  all,
>     I have just come across a reference to perforated sheep metacarpals
> used as spools from a medieval context.  somewhere in Europe (I suspect
> northern Europe). Does anyone know anything about it or even better have
> images?
>
> Alice
>
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