From Vallay, North Uist, Outer Hebrides; Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, Moray; North Uist
000-100-102-537-C
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Netting needles
This mystery bone object, once thought to be a line guide for net making, is from Vallay on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It is shown with two needles for making nets, one from the Sculptor's Cave at Covesea in Moray and the other from North Uist.
The mystery object is a flat piece of bone with a 'fish tail' end. Its surface is smooth, and the notches could have been used to retain thread, but its function is uncertain.
Weighted nets were used for hunting and fishing at various times in the past. Netting needles for making and mending nets are all that survive. Identifying other net-related objects is difficult.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-537-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.GT 264 |
| Date: |
950 BC - 700 AD
Netting needles: between 950 BC and 700 AD
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| Material: |
Bone, cetacean; thin; spatulate
Bone; flat; dagger-like; perforation near top
Bone; one end rounded off; the other end perforated; polished
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| Dimensions: |
5.20" L
9.00" L
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| What: |
Implement / needle, netting
Line guide
Needle, netting
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| Subject: |
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| Who: |
H.H. Mackenzie (Collector)
Sir John Campbell-Orde (Collector's employer)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist
Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay
Scotland, Moray, Hopeman, Covesea, Sculptor's Cave
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| Description: |
Polished bone implement, one end rounded off, the other perforated, possibly a netting needle, from North Uist
Bone netting needle from Sculptor's Cave, Covesea, Moray
Line guide of bone for keeping net lines untangled during net making, from Vallay, North Uist, 950 BC - 700 AD
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