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Left: Projects brought into class for display with pull board. Right: a close up of finished pieces.</div>
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A close-up of the failed piece. The copper is made with 7 petal and single knots out of 20 gauge wire. The brass is made with 3 petals and single knots as well but out of 24 gauge wire.</div>
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Left: A finished 24 gauge silver plated copper and brass piece next to a finished 18 gauge aluminum piece. Right: A 24 gauge silver plated copped and brass with seven petals and double knots.</div>
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A piece with two wires used simultaneously; 28 gauge copper and some kind of 28 gauge silver-looking metal alloy with 5 petals and single knots.</div>
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Left: The same piece as above. Right: The pull board, pliers, and the end of a petal after removal.</div>
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From left to right: A 5 petal single knotted piece, a 5 petal double knotted piece, and 3 petal double knotted piece. All of these had been done in 24 gauge brass wire and pulled through different sized holes in the pull board. The middle piece is the tightest and most dense.</div>
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An example chain by Katie Gibson with the tail attached and the pull board underneath. </div>
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Left: 26 gauge coated copper. Right: 26 gauge silver plated copper. Both by Katie Gibson. </div>
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Left: Closeup of above silver plated chain. </div>
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Right: 26 gauge uncoated copper, modern beaded bracelet by Katie Gibson.</div>
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The "petal" or starting base of the chain.</div>
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Left: From card to dowel. Right: The petal, for relative size.</div>
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Left: Example started by Katie Gibson. Right: The first knot.</div>
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Progress on a 24 gauge chain with a silver plated copper and brass, base made from 26 gauge copper.</div>
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Dylyn working on an 18 gauge aluminum chain.</div>
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Katie showing N'Donna how to start a chain.</div>
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Progress on the 24 gauge silver plated copper and brass chain with a 26 gauge copper base.</div>
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Left to right in order: Dylyn, Maia, and N'Donna's progress with 18 gauge aluminum, 24 gauge silver plated copper/brass, and 24 gauge brass.</div>
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Left: A finished example by Katie Gibson. Right: Finished piece next to started chain on dowel.</div>
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Left: 18 gauge aluminum wire off the dowel. Right: The first pull through the board.</div>
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Left: N'Donna's 24 gauge brass being pulled through the board. Right: Maia's finished 24 gauge silver plated copper and brass with a larger gauge fastening fashioned by Katie.</div>
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Left: The starting point of a trichinopoly chain with the tail from the first knot visible under the weaving. Left: Progress after one length of 24 gauge brass wire.</div>
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Left: The end of a 24 gauge brass piece with the tail visible. Right: The knots on a finished 24 gauge brass five petal, "double" knotted trichinopoly chain.</div>
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Left: The tails from wire add-ons visible in the dowel under the weaving. Right: a "double" five petaled(R) and "single"3 petaled(R) pieced both in 24 gauge brass with the knot difference apparent. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157696876308473406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897078933992492456.post-52653523484580987262013-06-18T01:03:00.000-07:002013-06-20T01:04:55.699-07:00Final Research Questions1). Does dowel size make a difference when working with trichinopoly?<br />
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- Maia but came up with by the groupAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157696876308473406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897078933992492456.post-20622098478904561592013-06-14T09:50:00.002-07:002013-06-15T17:44:37.789-07:00Post-Project Completion - TrichinopolyLet me start this post off by saying that I wish I could provide more photos of my project. I believe Maia will be posting a blog shortly with all the completed pieces, and I only have one photo showing a "work in progress". But I did want to briefly discuss my feelings about this now that the presentation part of the assignment has been completed, especially now that we are transitioning to the research report portion.<br />
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First off, trichinopoly is much easier than it sounds or looks. Dylyn's mother showed us how to do it in an afternoon, and the process was quite easy. While I'm not crafty enough to give proper directions, I will do my best to explain the process.</div>
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<li>We took a small amount of wire and wrapped it around a ruler a set amount of times (for this one, it was five, but Maia made one with three petals, and Dylyn may have made one with seven).</li>
<li>Removing the ruler, we shaped the wire into petals (I had five). The petals were then folded down onto the 1/2-inch wooden dowel and kept in place with scotch tape.</li>
<li>I drew two-to-three arm length pieces of wire from the spool (for my first piece, I used two, but for this one, I used three).</li>
<li>Now this is where my memory gets hazy. For the first row, you take wire behind the petal, drawing it all the way through until the very end, leaving a small tail. </li>
<li>Then, you pull the wire to the left and then to the right, so it makes a small loop, or a "knot". You repeat this with all other petals to make the first row.</li>
<li>Now, from the second row onward, you guide the wire behind the knot you've made, continuing to make new "knots". For knitting fans, it's kind of like a "purl" stitch, since you are going behind the knot.</li>
<li>Continue on until the piece is the desired length, "knitting" new pieces of wire along the way.</li>
<li>The piece is then removed from the dowel. Using a pull board, the chain is pulled through each hole twice, and the holes decrease in size. As the chain is pulled through, it gets smaller and tighter until it reaches it's desired size. </li>
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I'm pretty sure my explaining lacks a few steps, which I will redress in the report. With the guidance of Dylyn's mother, I finished my first piece in a little over an hour, and finished the second in an afternoon. The first material I used appeared to be size 24 brass, and it was an easy material to use. It was easy to knit with and there were no wire breaks. I also had no problem using the 28 copper and silver (or steel)-plated wire used to make the second piece. Because the 28 was the thinnest, it required more wire to get to my desired length. But once pulled through the pull board, it resembled the pieces we've seen in our literature, which leads me to at least speculate that thin wire was probably the most preferred wire of that time period.<br />
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I really enjoyed learning how to do Trichinopoly, and I'm considering making more chains for a few pendants I have lying around my house. However, as we sat around, making pieces, I couldn't help but wonder if Trichinopoly pieces were solely done by artisans. Sadly, I have no evidence to back it up, but I wonder if this was a two part process. There were those who pulled/created (men?) the wire, and those who took that wire to create the chain (women). I could see a group of women sitting around, creating this pieces while socializing with others. From the websites I've read (again, there is no corroboration from peer-reviewed journals), Trichinopoly chains were used not only as jewelry pieces but also as trim for clothing. In this vein, it could have easily been done by normal people when making their clothes they wear, especially special outfits. But again, that just comes from my understandings and experiences in crafting, and I understand that things could have been different at that time. I will more than likely have to see about finding any other kind of literature that can help to sharpen the picture.<br />
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On Monday June 3rd, my group and I went shopping for supplies at Michaels craft store. We ended up purchasing a few items to supplement the things that Dylyn's mom already had from doing trichinopoly before. She is the one actually teaching us the process for making trichinopoly chains which she had learnt through crafting groups of various sorts. Dylyn's mom owned 20, 26, and 28 gauge wire which we assumed was probably a silverish mental alloy of some kind or copper. We purchased: 20 gauge copper wire, 18 gauge aluminum wire which is rather large for trichinopoly, 24 gauge brass plated wire, and 24 gauge german style silver plated brass and copper wire. Sadly, none of the wire packaging had labels concerning the metal content of the wires so some guessing and online searching took place. Going larger than 18 gauge may be difficult since the next common size up from 18 is a 16 gauge wire which is rather thick and difficult to work with. For reference... nostril piercing jewelry is made out of 18 gauge material which is usually bendable and jewelry used in an eyebrow is typically 16 gauge and quite solid. We also bought different sizes of dowels: 5/16", 1/2", and 7/16" to test diameter differences if the other materials allow for it. By that I mean providing the paddle which the dowels are pulled through to tighten the chain will fit the dowels. We have not yet seen the equipment involved in person.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157696876308473406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897078933992492456.post-39474586084398428562013-06-06T10:30:00.001-07:002013-06-06T10:38:20.944-07:00Trichinopoly: An Untreasured Treasure of the Medieval WorldAfter completing the annotated bibliography for our Trichinopoly project, I realized a few things.<br />
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1. Trichinopoly chains seem to be dated between the eighth and eleventh century.<br />
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2. Trichinopoly chain finds seem to be centered around Ireland and Great Britain, though there is always room for more discoveries in the future.<br />
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3. While Trichinopoly has been associated with prolific finds (the base of the Ardagh Chalice, the Derrynavlen treasures, and the Tara Brooch), there doesn't seem to be any scholarly-based studies on Trichinopoly itself.<br />
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Not exactly comforting news for those who wish to construct an experiment involving the manufacture of Trichinopoly-based chains.<br />
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In the humble opinion of this student, there is something to be said about a knitted wire chain that is well-preserved. If it's true that these chains were created between the 8th and 11th centuries, then one can't help but be amazed at how these chains managed to survive for up to and over one thousand years before excavation. (Meanwhile I've never had a chain that lasted more than six months). In studying photos of discovered Trichinopoly chains, not only do they appear to be study and well-constructed, they are aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. In the articles I read, many Trichinopoly chains were thought to be attached to brooches and pins, which signifies to me that while these chains are beautiful, they also had a functional, practical purpose. Most chains appeared to silver, but again, only future research can confirm this.<br />
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Trichinopoly appears to be apart of Irish/British material culture, associated with significant treasure finds of the nineteeth and twentieth centuries.<br />
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So why hasn't there been more of an effort by the scholarly community to study this art of wire knitting with regards to the material culture of Medieval Great Britain? If material culture is one way of understanding a society at a given point in time, why wouldn't trichinopoly be studied more?<br />
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While our research has only indicated Trichinopoly's use in Ireland and Great Britain, it is widely referred to as "Viking Wire Knitting". However, we couldn't find any peer-reviewed articles that spoke of it's discovery in Scandinavia. The sources we did find (Jewelry books, jewelry websites, message boards) couldn't be used. Even Wikipedia offered nothing in the way of this art form. This lack of information is unsettling. While there are plenty of tutorials on Viking wire knitting, there is hardly any information on Trichinopoly as material culture in Medieval society.<br />
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We have no idea of who made Trichinopoly chains. There is no insight as to whether its manufacture was limited to trained artisans or if was more widespread, or whether it was a gender-based craft (did males make these chains? Or females?)<br />
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While it's attached to treasure/artifact of considerable importance, we cannot prove conclusively that only affluent people/people of high status and esteem had these items. While I myself haven't read any articles about Trichinopoly grave finds, it isn't for me to conclude that it isn't the case.<br />
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We don't even know if silver was the only metal used with these chains. Most find are made of silver, but there are been no studies to determine if this was due to aesthetics or functionality.<br />
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The only good side of all this is that it opens up all sorts of possibilities for experimentation. When shopping for items (to be outlined in another post), we purchased wires of various gauges and material. In creating the chains, we hope to determine why most finds seem to be made of silver.<br />
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Hopefully, in the future, someone takes the time research trichinopoly chains and their usefulness. If the treasures attached to the chains are important, then should the chain be just as important, by extension. There had to be a reason why this form of manufacture was used, especially if there are hints of it being wider spread (Scandinavia and Britain), even if it continues to afford no answers as to who made these chains. <br />
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main questions we will be examining throughout our analysis are: </span></span></span></span>Was
trichinopoly a specialized craft made by craftsmen or was it done in
the home? </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 150%;">Was it a masculine or feminine
trade? And does the specific metal used affect the ease of production
of the trichinopoly pieces? Our reconstructions of trichinopoly
chains will be made from copper jewelery wire and silver-plated
jewelery wire, depending what is available in local craft stores and
within our range of affordability. We will be creating the chains
based on instruction from hobby jewelerymaker Katie Gibson, who is
experienced in 'viking knit', another name for the modern hobbyist
form of trichinopoly chains, using her supplies and equipment. The
main challenges we forsee in this project are the apparent lack of
documentation of the original process of making trichinopoly chains,
the low number of known samples of the chains, and the learning curve
involved in working with metal. We will be doing most of the
recreation work during the week of Congress at Uvic, while classes
are not in session. This will vary slightly depending on our
individual schedules, however we have each other's contact
information and can arrange meetings as needed. </span></div>
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Bellingham H 1906. Annual Address. <i>Journal of County Louth
Archaeological Society</i> 1(3): 5-14.</div>
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In his address to the County Louth Archaeological Society, Sir Henry
Bellingham discusses the Ardagh Chalice, an antiquity of interest to
the Irish reading audience. While Bellingham states that Ireland has
a particular interest in the preservation of relics discovered in the
region, it is the Ardagh Chalice that is of great interest to him.
Bellingham then goes on to discuss the chalice in detail, including
the design of the chalice, the metals used to manufacture the metal,
inscriptions and animal forms, and two silver wire chains thought to
be created by the process of Trichinopoly. Dated between the tenth
and the early eleventh century, Bellingham points to the chalice as a
motivational tool for continuing to study relics found within
Ireland. With regard to the project, this article is useful because
of its mention of Trichinopoly, its dating of the Ardagh Chalice, and
its relative location in Ireland which can help us place the practice
of Trichinopoly into a historical/archaeological context.</div>
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Petrie, G 1850-1853. On an Ancient Brooch found near Drogheda.
<i>Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy</i> 5: pp36-40</div>
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Dr. George Petrie discusses his find of an ancient brooch, or a
fibula, belonging a Mr. Waterhouse of Dame-street. Petrie describes
the brooch as consisting of two “peculiarities”; the brooch is
made of copper and tin alloys rather than bronze and has an attached
chain made of silver created by the process of Trichinopoly. These
peculiarities are important, as they were not found in any other
specimen at the time of this article’s publishing. Petrie goes on
to say that this type of brooch design may be associated with Celtic
art as well as the Moorish tribes of Africa and could also be
associated with Irish Antiquity. Petrie assigns the date of
manufacture between the eleventh and early twelfth century. Finally,
as the brooch is a piece of early Irish art, Petrie calls for the
brooch to be placed in a museum. This article is relevant to our
project not only for its mention of Trichinopoly, but also for its
mention of silver, which seems to be the metal of choice with regard
to its manufacture. This article also ties in with the others in
terms of dating and its location within Ireland.</div>
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Richardson, H 1980. Derrynavlan and Other Early Church Treasures.
<i>The Journal of Royal Society of Antiquaries in Ireland</i> 110:
92-115</div>
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In this paper, Richardson describes to finding of the Derrynavlan
treasure, which the author classifies as early Christian Irish art.
Richardson goes on to describe each of the treasures, providing
illustrations as well as historical context as to the manufacture and
the uses for each one. The Silver Scourge, discovered with the
Trewhiddle Chalice is of particular interest to our project, as it is
a silver chain created through Trichinopoly. Richardson goes on to
mention that Trichinopoly was also discovered at the base of Ardagh
Chalice and with the Tara Brooch. This article is useful to our
project because in addition to the dating of the artefact, the
historical discussion of art styles and manufacturing methods within
a historical context would be of help to us as well.</div>
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Somerville O 1993. Kite-Shaped Brooches. <i>The Journal of Royal
Society of Antiquaries in Ireland </i>123: 59-101</div>
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Somerville compares and contrasts twelve different brooches,
discussing possible parallels in terms of style and construction, in
addition to determining which time period they may have been
manufactured in (Irish, Viking, Christian). Somerville discusses
each brooch in detail, including designs, inscriptions, measurements,
and manufacture methods, using illustrations to give a better idea of
what each brooch looks like. Finally, the author goes on the order
the brooches chronologically. A point of interest in the article is
the mention of Trichinopoly chains, which was discovered with the
number eleven brooch and may have been associated with a few others.
Somerville states that one of the Derrynavlan treasures, a paten,
also possessed a Trichinopoly chain, as was dated within the eighth
century. This article is important to our project because of its
dating of paten with the Trichinopoly chain and its implication that
knitted wire might have been used with other brooches as well.
Somerville also associates the brooch with other Trichinopoly-related
artefacts, which helps us with dating and with context.<br />
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-N'Donna and Dylyn</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157696876308473406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897078933992492456.post-32594121731990655912013-05-20T20:46:00.003-07:002013-06-20T08:38:02.907-07:00Trichinopoly Project Proposal Introduction<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Trichinopoly, a form of metal working, is the
intended technology to be examined within the context of an
experimental archaeology framework. This form of metal working is
often referred to as a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">“braiding
technique”(Stevens 2004, p.5) although when searching for examples
results do appear under Viking Knit and Viking Wire Weaving as well.
Viking Knit had many probable uses and could be worn around the wrist
or neck(with or without adornment), made to be used as an edge for
fabrics, and made into chains for other decorative purposes</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">(Bjornsson
as cited in Haley, p.1) on fabric or metal objects. It is found in
Northern European burials and amongst hoards(</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Stevens
as cited in Standen 2008, p.1; Haley, p.1) in countries such as:
Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden (Gunnarsdottir 2005) as well
as even earlier in Rome, Greece, and sites relating to the Byzantine
Empire ranging from 1</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><sup>st</sup></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">
century BC – 4</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><sup>th</sup></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">
century AD</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">(The British Museum as cited
by Haley, p.1). The Anglo-Saxon Norse used trichinopoly from the 8</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><sup>th</sup></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">
century – 10</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><sup>th</sup></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">
century AD(The British Museum as cited by Haley, p.1) and it is not
as common in the archaeological record as other similar techniques
from contemporary locations, both within time and space, perhaps
because of the process being labour intensive with it's narrow
diameter(Haley, p.1; </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">Fitzhugh;
Bjornsson; Stevens cited by Standen 2005, p.1) and weaving. Knitting
with metal is perhaps also quite time consuming as well. It was most
likely utilized by prominent or wealthy men and has never been found
in a grave identified as being female(Stevens; Graham & Campbell
cited by Standen 2005, p.1). Silver tends to be the most common
material used(Graham & Campbell as cited by Standen 2005, p.1)
but search results with gold have appeared thus far. General Google
and Wikipedia searches seem to link trichinopoly to a city in India
although none of the formal sources appear to do so.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Bibliography</u></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />Gunnarsdottir S. 2005. A Collection of Knit Wire Chains.<br /><br /><br />Haley J. N/A. Trichinopoly (or Viking wire weaving).<br /><br /><br />Standen D. 2005. Documentation for: (Example) Silver Trichinopoly Chain.<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stevens L. 2004. A Research Journey: Trichinopoly Chainwork Is It Viking Chain Knitting?. <a href="http://userweb.suscom.net/~apolloniavoss">http://userweb.suscom.net/~apolloniavoss</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">-Maia</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00157696876308473406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897078933992492456.post-55286300491618899332013-05-19T12:21:00.005-07:002013-06-07T21:43:12.509-07:00Pre-Proposal Post: Trichinopoly <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Trichinopoly</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Research questions that have been decided on in the last meeting:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Was trichinopoly a specialized craft made by craftsmen or was it done in the home?<br />Was it a masculine or feminine trade?<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">Does the specific metal used affect the ease of production of the trichinopoly pieces?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">Group Members: I have also found this <a href="http://pearl.dreamwidth.org/tag/jewellery">site</a> which mentions some of the archaeological items that we had looked at within our initial research. I have not looked into it any further but will when I get the chance to. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">Trichinopoly is a form of metal working sometimes referred to as Viking Knit</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">Some photographic examples:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4600508096_abc7510787.jpg">Perhaps Gold?</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HWZBiJREs60/ULFkHCyT2qI/AAAAAAAABpg/cQU8HdsFB0A/s1600/vikingtube1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HWZBiJREs60/ULFkHCyT2qI/AAAAAAAABpg/cQU8HdsFB0A/s320/vikingtube1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HWZBiJREs60/ULFkHCyT2qI/AAAAAAAABpg/cQU8HdsFB0A/s1600/vikingtube1.jpg">A Progress Piece?</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VIAOIXIVWgg/TMjOVsa7q9I/AAAAAAAAAF0/qr3ymgGa0L8/s400/silverSLILbracelet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="324" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VIAOIXIVWgg/TMjOVsa7q9I/AAAAAAAAAF0/qr3ymgGa0L8/s400/silverSLILbracelet.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_VIAOIXIVWgg/TMjOVsa7q9I/AAAAAAAAAF0/qr3ymgGa0L8/s400/silverSLILbracelet.jpg">A SIlver Chain</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.starsbeads.com/images/HollowVikingKnitBangle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.starsbeads.com/images/HollowVikingKnitBangle.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/2a/0/AAAAC0jOoGQAAAAAACoPkA.jpg?v=1232616321000">Tools of the Trade</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v244/quokkaqueen/pra4.jpg">An Older Piece with Damage</a></td></tr>
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