also: こつへら
bone trowel; bone spatula
Archaeological term for a bone tool used during the Jōmon period, typically for smoothing or shaping pottery.
Many bone spatulas from the Jōmon period have been excavated from this site.
Bone trowels are thought to have been used to smooth the surface of pottery.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaeological term.
Kana spelling for the alternative reading こつへら.
Compound of 骨 (こつ, 'bone') and 箆 (へら, 'spatula'), referring to a spatula-shaped tool made of bone. The reading こつべら is standard; こつへら is a variant.