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boards had been mended, two pieces being tied together with ropes. It was placed in S 70°W — N 70°E, and near it were lying a few human bones. Otherwise it did not yield any objects. A narrow pole, nearly 2 m. long, had probably been erected as a monument (cf. 7 A) .

On the top of the hillock I saw the two shorter ends of a coffin of the same type as the one just mentioned (= Fig. 26), but I could not make out if they belonged to 7 B or to a fourth coffin.

Poles on top of mound.

At the top of the mound there were also some low poles, much worn by the weather, standing in an irregular circle, see plan Fig. 21. When digging in the sand filling this "enclosure" the neck of an earthenware pot came to light, Fig. 35 : 9. Probably these poles were erected as some sort of grave monuments as a very poor imitation of the imposing monuments on Cemetery 5. The irregular shape, and in fact the whole arrangement hardly favour the assumption that these remains are those of a hut.

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Fig. 21. Plan of erected posts at Burial place 7.

LIST OF ANTIQUITIES FROM BURIAL PLACE 7

Grave 7 A.   coloured to brown. Cut somewhat on the bias right

7. A: z.   Seven large fragm. from a gown of across width. In one half two shoots, each consist-

ing of two blue cotton threads. Around the strip

loosely woven silk, undyed, discoloured is tied another strip of red silk taffeta, figured in

to brown, in plain weave, with remaining dressing batik with small lozenges. (glue from silk worm?). One fairly large piece

has fragm. from back and front with seam; a 7• A:5.   Strip of same kind as —:4 but not

gusset is inserted in the lower part of the gown.   tied. L. 72.5 cm.

Here is a patch of loosely woven silk in plain 7, A : 6.   Collar of the gown, sewn together of

weave, undyed, slippery. It is uncertain whether   several pieces of silk of four or five

the coat has been lined with this silk.   patterns. At one end is a strip of the same silk as

Strips of strawberry-coloured silk taffeta, 5-6 the undyed one from gown. At the other end a cm. wide, are sewn on to the edges of several strip of undyed cotton fabric in plain weave, fragm. of silk from the gown. One piece shows meant for tying. The collar has been folded. Silks

red silk strip with a pleat round the corner.   a and b have probably been on the outside, cf.
The seams of the gown are made of rather Fig. 20.

coarse, undyed (?) silk.   a) Figured weft-rib, figure warp 2-ply. Ground

7. A : 2-3.   Portions of waist-band, sewn together   deep blue. Pattern red, beige, bluish green,

with the same undyed silks as in the   white and blue from ground, incomplete horned

gown.

7. A : 4.   Strip of undyed, yellowish-white cot-

ton fabric in plain weave, partly dis-

quadruped with straight upright wings, lion's tail with check pattern and indistinct ornamental shapes. Western origin.

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