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Finche's Souterrain
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Welcome to my little corner of the electronic world. Pull up a chair (or not) and grab yourself a cup of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, or rum and coke (although, I prefer Kraken Rum with Mtn. Dew Throwback - but that's just me) and feel free to explore my site. Sheep in Early Period. C 1st - 2nd cent. A.D.)and the Falkirk "Tartan". C mid -3rd cent. A.D.) being two of the more famous ones. The other early woolen textile of note, which is possibly closer to my time period, is the Orkney Hood. Both the Orkney...
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Evidence of Pictish Spinning & Weaving
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Evidence of Pictish Spinning and Weaving. Well, I found some! This is part of what I have been searching for! So, now I have sent an email to the Society asking if they have any other information, or pictures , or anyone working with this material (if it still exists). Because, according to Mssr. Anderson, seventy-seven whorls and thirty-six of the combs were in the Museum. Problem is, he doesn't exactly state *which* Museum, but I'm hoping the Society has that record. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Research Bibliography
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This is a growing list of books or articles I've read or plan to read for my research into 4th - 7th Century Pictish Textile Production Techniques and my tangential research into available sheep "breeds" of this time period.This listing is obviously in no particular order of importance or 'finding'. Plants & People in Ancient Scotland. Sea Change: Orkney and Northern Europe in the Later Iron Age AD 300-800. 2003) Ed. Jane Downes and Anna Ritchie ISBN 1-874012-38-5 published by The Pinkfoot Press. Pdf) by...
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Sheep Thesis - Rough Outline
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Sheep Thesis - Rough Outline. Sheep "Breeds" in the Early Medieval Period. This topic is a tangent to my interest in learning as much as possible about the people known to us as "the Picts." My particular area is the islands that are Orkney, and the time period I'm most interested in is the 4th through 7th centuries A.D. In the early stages of my research, I came across references to woolen textile fragments - the Balmaclellan fragment. C 1st - 2nd cent. A.D.) and the Falkirk "Tartan". Shetland is part o...
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My Pictish Obsession
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This is a rough outline of my research project, which has turned into my A&S 50 Challenge. My goal is to create a complete kit, from the skin out, to include all accessories (jewelry included) and footwear. Where necessary, I will also be building my tools/molds/etc. 4th-7th Century Pictish "Day in the Life of". Types of Fiber Used. Plant (flax, hemp, nettle). Techniques of Fabric Production. Top whorl v. Bottom whorl. S-spun v. Z-spun. Use of plies v. singles. Prior to weaving or naalbinding or after?
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Fleece - Shared Characteristics
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Fleece - Shared Characteristics. Along with some of the other physical characteristics, as covered in the other article, each of the sheep I'm investigating is the shared characteristic of dual coats. I have put scans of fleece samples that I had at my class (at Pennsic) online. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Monographs of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. National Museums Scotland Collections Database.
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Good Question
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During the class I taught at Pennsic 38, someone asked the question of whether we knew if the people in the 4th - 7th centuries raised sheep for wool, milk or food. So, the answer here is - we don't know for sure either way. We can only guess. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Monographs of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. National Museums Scotland Collections Database. Barony of the Middle Marches.
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Shared Physical Characteristics
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As with most of the articles I am putting here, this one will be updated on a sporadic basis. Most of the "primitive" breeds of sheep that are the subject of my scrutiny share common physical characteristics. They include:. Clean faced - meaning that their faces are free of wool, giving them a much greater range of sight necessary for keeping lookout for possible predators. Short-tailed - fluke shaped: broad at the base and tapering to a hair-covered tip. Dish-faced vs. Roman nose.
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National Museum of Scotland
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Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery. Musée du quai Branly. National Museum of Scotland. Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. Horniman Museum and Gardens. Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery. Chiefs and Governors (MAA). Art and the Body (Fiji Museum). Far Side of the World* (Torquay Museum). Fiji, Scotland and the Making of Empire* (Kings Museum). The Art of Fiji* (Hunterian Museum). Fiji: Ocean Connections* (Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery). Past News and Events.