<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Dear YouYue,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I don't think it would work for textiles the second tooth down from the top as two fine points these would snag. I would suggest a pottery working tool, it would be worth looking at the ceramics to see if any have a combed decoration. The another suggestion it could be used on skins the teeth to remove the fat and flesh, the long sides to rub the skin to soften it. I use a short piece of cattle rib similar in size but not spilt for that
purpose.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Regards,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13.33px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Paul Stokes </span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div
style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, 20 June 2014, 17:06, youyue <youyue09@hotmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv1650900434">
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<div><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello!</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here is a bone tool from Xinjiang, China. Its
date is about 500-100 B.C. </span></div><div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I think it is part of a rib. </span></div><div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">What does it for? Is it related to wool
processing? </span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I really appreciate your help!</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">YouYue</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Department of History,</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Capital Normal University,</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">China</span></div>
<div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mail:youyue09@hotmail.com</span></div><div class="yiv1650900434MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></div><div id="yiv1650900434inlineImage1" style="display: inline-block;"><span> </span><span> </span></div><div id="yiv1650900434inlineImage0" style="display: inline-block;"><span> </span></div><div id="yiv1650900434inlineImage2" style="display: inline-block;"><span><div id="yiv1650900434inlineImage3" style="display: inline-block;"><span> </span><div class="yiv1650900434inlineImage" style="display: inline-block;"><img width="378" height="215" src="cid:1.3534385657@web172405.mail.ir2.yahoo.com"></div><span> </span></div> </span><div class="yiv1650900434inlineImage" style="display: inline-block;"><img width="382" height="206" src="cid:2.3534385657@web172405.mail.ir2.yahoo.com"></div><span> </span></div> </div></div>
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