bonework
Carving from remains
Bonework is craft or labor involving bones—carving, assembling, or otherwise working with skeletal material to create tools, ornaments, or art.
The term appears in archaeology and anthropology for ancient bone artifacts, and in contemporary craft contexts for decorative objects made from animal bones.
It can also refer to therapeutic or healing work focused on the skeletal system.
Shaping by cutting away
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- beadmakingCreating small pierced ornaments
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
buttons · inlay · whittling · etching · polishing · antler · ivory · horn
Act of unearthing
- remainsContinues in place
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
artifacts · burial · skeletal · osteology · dating · assemblage · reconstruction · funerary
Internal supportive framework
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- marrowSoft bone interior
- jointsSkeletal connection points
growth · density · remodeling · formation · calcification · periosteum · cortical · trabecular
Alteration to improve fit
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- osteopathyManual skeletal manipulation therapy
- realignmentAdjusting relative positions
cracking · massage · skeletal · joints · spine · alignment · treatment · mobilization
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- beadmakingCreating small pierced ornaments
handles · buttons · inlay · whittling · etching · polishing · antler · ivory · horn · toggles
excavation
Act of unearthing
- remainsContinues in place
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
fragments · artifacts · burial · skeletal · osteology · dating · assemblage · reconstruction · funerary · deposits
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- marrowSoft bone interior
joints · growth · density · remodeling · formation · calcification · periosteum · cortical · trabecular · matrix
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- chiropracticSpine-focused alternative medicine
- osteopathyManual skeletal manipulation therapy
realignment · cracking · massage · skeletal · joints · spine · alignment · treatment · mobilization · correction
boneworkwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
metalwork · stonework · woodcarving · metalworking · leatherwork
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