[Bonetools] "linen smoother"?

[François Poplin]

If bony, I'd think to Walrus osteo-dentin.

Le 16/03/2015 11:33, Alice Choyke a écrit :
> Could it be whale bone?
>
> Alice
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Dave Constantine 
> <dkconstantine at btinternet.com <mailto:dkconstantine at btinternet.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>     I was forwarded the attached image by a friend who had seen this
>     object in Lincoln Museum where I believe it was labelled as a
>     “Linen smoother”. They asked if I had ever come across anything
>     similar as they thought linen smoothers are normally glass
>     slickers. Having never seen anything like it I thought I would pop
>     it up here to ask if any of you have come across an item like
>     this. It is dated as “Anglo-Saxon” and is approximately "5” long
>     (about 125mm)
>
>     Regards,
>     David Constantine
>
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