bone needle
Ancient stitching implement
A bone needle is a sewing implement carved from animal bone, used for stitching hides, fabric, or other materials.
Bone needles are among humanity's oldest tools, dating back tens of thousands of years.
The term appears in archaeology and historical contexts, and occasionally in traditional crafts where practitioners prefer ancient materials and methods: She threaded the bone needle with sinew.
- awlPointed piercing implement
- threadFiber for stitching
- sinewTough connective tissue
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- sewing kitStitching supplies container
hide · animal hide · leather · leather working · piercing · antler · ivory · prehistoric · ice age · cave dweller · stitching · eye · sharp · handcraft · puncture · mending · animal · ancient
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