[Regia-NA] Q re: bone working
Ian Uzzell
list-regia-na@lig.net
Fri, 30 May 2003 07:55:27 +0100
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Jennifer wrote:
"Were wooden combs available? Useful? Totally unsuitable?" =20
I am afraid I cannot remember in which museum, but I have seen wooden =
combs. Very similar to modern nit combs. So they were used. Because =
of the nature of wood in the ground very few of these would survive, but =
it is my belief that there would be wooden combs in use in our period.
Ian
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jennifer wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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Useful? =20
Totally unsuitable?" </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I am afraid I cannot remember in which museum, but I have seen =
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combs. Very similar to modern nit combs. So they were =
used. =20
Because of the nature of wood in the ground very few of these would =
survive, but=20
it is my belief that there would be wooden combs in use in our =
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