2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A basic study of excavated wooden combs, wood types and manufacturing techniques

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20520674
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Archaeology
Research Institution	Gangoji Research Institute of Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Conservation Science
Principal Investigator	KIZAWA Naoko Gangoji Research Institute of Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Conservation Science, 研究部, 研究員 (50270773)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	OMURA Mari 財団法人元興寺文化財研究所, 研究部, 研究員 (10261215)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	出土木製櫛 / 樹種 / 製作技法 / 東アジア
Research Abstract	In Japan the appearance and genealogy of "yokogushi" wooden combs are not clearly known. "Yokogushi" is the general name of combs whose shape is horizontally long compared with its vertical length. This study aims to examine "yokogushi" combs and their background from the view- point of manufacturing techniques and selection of wood species. Then we would like to reveal the genealogy of 'yokogushi" focusing also on Chinese and Korean combs. Besides we will try to analyze the relation between the bamboo combs and reed which inspires us the function of combs as a tool for textile fabrication and of the dressing tool. The aims of this study, verifying the appearance and development of "yokogushi" in the Japanese islands, will be also useful for detailed research in China and Korea ; and in eastern Asia.