[Bonetools] weaving spools from perforated sheep metapodials

[Marloes]

Bigelow, G., 1993, Archaeological and ethnohistoric evidence
of a norse island food custom.
In: C.E. Batey, J. Jesch & C.D. Morris (eds.), The viking age in Caithness,
Orkney and the north Atlantic. Edinburg.


Best wishes,
Marloes
 
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:09:36 +0100
From: choyke at ceu.hu
To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
Subject: Re: [Bonetools] weaving spools from perforated sheep metapodials

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 
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 10:43 AM
To: Mailing list for archaeologists of the 
research group for the study of object and waste of bone, antler. ivory and 
horn. 
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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