bone needles
Ancient skeletal stitchers
Bone needles are sewing implements carved from animal bone, used for stitching hides, furs, and textiles.
Archaeological finds date them back tens of thousands of years, making them among humanity's oldest tools.
The term appears in discussions of prehistoric technology and craft history: Bone needles allowed early humans to create fitted clothing.
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- sewing kitStitching supplies container
- awlPointed piercing implement
- fine pointMinute distinction or detail
- sinewTough connective tissue
thread · leather · animal hide · leather working · stitching · prehistoric · ivory · antler · piercing · hide · crafting · paleolithic · ice age · tool · eye · sharp · pointed · artifact