Sorry that was unclear: I don't know if it could be a tube, I was just trying to descibe the shapes that I see, and the "tube" appears to me to be distinct from the lines inside it, as I described above.
But getting back to combs, here's a hypothesis: the arrangement of the "other thing" is potentially reminiscent of some sort of wool combing situation. Notice the disposition of the combs handled by the monk below:
![[Image: monkcombing.jpg]](https://wovember.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/monkcombing.jpg)
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Also, as Davidsch points out, the nymph's knee is raised to meet the bottom bar I highlighted, not unlike in the hausbuch picture.
Fascinatingly, St Blaise was the patron saint of wool combers. His aid was also invoked for objects stuck in the throat.
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But getting back to combs, here's a hypothesis: the arrangement of the "other thing" is potentially reminiscent of some sort of wool combing situation. Notice the disposition of the combs handled by the monk below:
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Also, as Davidsch points out, the nymph's knee is raised to meet the bottom bar I highlighted, not unlike in the hausbuch picture.
Fascinatingly, St Blaise was the patron saint of wool combers. His aid was also invoked for objects stuck in the throat.
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