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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It’s interesting that this comb has
beading at the base of the teeth. I’m more use to seeing it toward the
points on Iron Age / medieval combs. Might that indicate shorter hair, or hair
that was normally tied / braided with only the front and sides being combed
through?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If anyone wants to make a particular study
of beading on comb teeth, the Orkney Museum has lots of examples.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks to everyone for all the
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anne<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu [mailto:bonetools-bounces@listserv.niif.hu] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alice Choyke<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 21 October 2009 21:53<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> tonya.largy@verizon.net;
Mailing list for archaeologists of the research group for the study ofobject
and waste of bone,antler. ivory and horn.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Bonetools] Beading
on comb teeth</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For example - this is a
horn comb from the romanian <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">village</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Szek</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> which was in use
by a family daily for around 40 years.<br>
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<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alice</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Tonya Largy <<a
href="mailto:tonya.largy@verizon.net">tonya.largy@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Could someone send a photo of a comb with "beading" on the
teeth? This is a new concept to me.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Tonya Largy<br>
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Alice Choyke wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>One thingI can say that
the notching or beading on bone/antler/horn/ivory combs seems to start
seriously developing after ten years. I have an example of daily use by a
single individual (I will send you my comb article) with long hair who used the
comb (bone) primarily to clean her hair of grit after a day in the fields. Her
family had another comb (this one of horn) which was used for similar purposes
by everyone in the family for about 20 years and then by the mother alone for
another 20 before being put away. That one has very pronounced 'beading' on it.
I think the lesson to draw is that specialists have seriously underestimated
the length of time such objects were used in the past. If I forget to send my
article remind me.<br>
Best,<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Alice</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Anne Brundle <<a
href="mailto:Anne.brundle@orkney.gov.uk" target="_blank">Anne.brundle@orkney.gov.uk</a>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:Anne.brundle@orkney.gov.uk" target="_blank">Anne.brundle@orkney.gov.uk</a>>>
wrote:<br>
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Does anyone on the list know of any studies of how quickly the<br>
teeth of bone or antler toilet combs may become beaded? And might<br>
the way hair was treated make a difference to the extent of wear?<br>
Sorry if this is a perennial question, I only just joined!<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
Anne<br>
<br>
<br>
Anne Brundle<br>
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Curator of Archaeology<br>
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The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Orkney</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
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