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    Posted 14 years ago

    jake
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    I think its an indian comb made from a bone but I dont know for sure where it came from or its use .just looks like a comb.

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    1. cis2you cis2you, 14 years ago
      I believe this is a Indian weavers comb. We use the same weavers comb (beater-seperator) today- just not made of bone.
      This comb is used to seperate the yarn and beat it down into place.
      A good find.
    2. jake jake, 14 years ago
      thank you cis2you,thats good infoI was going to comb my hair with it ,lol
    3. screima, 14 years ago
      It looks like it may be a scapula bone of an animal?
      That is OUTSTANDING artifact. Thanks for sharing. WOW!

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