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Gloves & Mittens

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/* Mittens */
* Hand-scio – a mitten [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.340]
|Archaeology =
 
*Oberflacht, Germany 7th Century. A pair of leather gloves/mittens (Handschuhe) was found in Grave 17. It is described as a "strange pair of leather gloves, with strong pleats on the back, and lined with a soft, almost disolved, cloth." [DÜRRICH & MENZEL 1847]
====Woven Mittens====
* Scotland, Shetland, Jarlshof?. Woven mitten (described as a glove) discovered by peat cutting. [OLIVER 2012:p.184]