Scottish Bone Comb for Heckling Flax, Neolithic

Bone comb from Scotland, probably used for heckling flax

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Bone comb from Scotland, probably used for heckling flax
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Bone comb from Scotland, probably used for heckling flax, Neolithic.

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1981-2094
Materials:
bone and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 9 x 128 x 35 mm
weight: 0.3kg
weight: 0.66139lbs
type:
combs, textile working equipment and hand tools
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust