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moval of manuscripts by Chinese
authorities, 355 ; rescue of Chinese
manuscript rolls kept back, 358 ; pur-
chase of the same, 358 ; relievo plaques
presented by him, 359, 361 ; his unfor-
tunate restorations, 360.
Wang Yen-tê, Chinese ambassador: his
route over Pa-no-p'a pass, 558 ;
traverses the ' Valley of the Willows ',
564 ; visits Uighur king, A.D. 982,
582 ; itinerary of, 582 n. 6 ; his ac-
count of Turfân population, 583.
Wanj, valley of, 889 ; physical anthro-
pology of people, 996 sqq.
Wâng, stream and village, 865 ; cave
dwellings near, 865.
WARD, Sir Thomas, irrigation expert,
materials on Sistân collected by, 931.
warriors, figures of, stucco, (Toyuk) 619,
632.
Warshigûm, part of Yâsîn valley :
physique of inhabitants, 44.
watch-towers, Chinese : Mîrân, 173 ;
Etsingol, 431 ; Limes, q. v. ; Korla-
Kuchâ route, 788, 798, 799 ; Ying-
p'an to Korla, see Korla.
placed at every 10 li on modern
Chinese roads, 386 ; measurement of
(L. J.), 287 ; plan of, 612 ; foot-holes
on walls, 376 ; walled enclosures added
to, 373, 377, 389, 394.
water, measurements of volume : Far-
yâd's canal, 54, 55 ; Kara-tâsh, 64 ;
Ârtush, 68 n. 8 ; Vârkand, 83 ; Khotan
river, 91 n. 4 ; Endere river, 156 ;
Ponak-akin, 128 ; Niya river, 140 ;
canals of Vâsh-shahri, 161 ; Mîrân,
170 ; Târim, 180 ; Su-lo-ho, 333, 374,
383 ; canals of Pei-ta-ho, 406 ; Shindî,
728 ; Konche-daryâ, 763, n. 11 ;
Kuchâ, 804 ; Charchi, 789 ; Yangi-
hissâr, 792, 799 ; canals of Konche-
daryâ, 783 ; Muz-art river, 808 ; Ak-su
river, 836 n. 6.
water-supply, protected by Muham-
madan saints, 64.
watersheds, not a hindrance to com-
munication, 871.
WAUCHOPPE, Colonel R. A., Survey of
India, help of, ix.
weaves, see silk, woollen fabrics, textiles.
wei-chi, Chinese game of checkers, board
for, (Astâna) 704.
Wei-hsü, distance from Shan, 723 ;
identified with Korla, 723, 786.
Wei-jung, name for Ak-su in T'ang
Annals, 825.
Wei-li, identified with Kara-kum S. of
Korla, 762, 763, 777 ; distance from
Shan, 723 ; notices of, in Former Han
Annals, 777 ; in Later Han Annals,
777 ; importance of, due to its posi-
tion on 'route of the centre' and on
road to Charkhlik, 778 ; Chinese at-
tempts to facilitate route to Charkhlik,
778 ; shifts of head-quarters, causes

of, 778 sq. ; official Chinese explana-
tion, 779 ; effects of over-irrigation, 779.
Wei lio, text : account of 'route of the
centre' and 'White Dragon Mounds',
282, 283, 308, 322 ; on the 'new
northern route', 542 ; notice of the
Western countries, 762 ; on Wei-li,
778.
wells, dug, indicate nearness of subsoil
water in Bêsh-toghrak valley, 316,
322, 324, 328, 329, 331 ; in houses of
Vâr-khoto, 716.
'Western Salt Lake' of Sha-chou-chih,
identified with Chien-ch'üan-tzŭ, 348.
wheat : (Darêl) 22 ; (Korla) 788 ; culti-
vated in Han times in Lou-lan, 265,
266.
wheel representing sun-disc, on carved
nimbus, (Ulûgh-mazâr) 135.
'White Dragon Mounds', on W. edge of
Lop sea-bed, 284, 297, 298. See Po-
lung-tui.
WHITEHEAD, Mr. R. B., coins identified
by, 646.
willows : Dafdâr, 54 ; Turfân, 562 ;
Kizil-tokai, 853.
winds, NE. or ENE. prevalent in Târim
basin, 88 ; in Lop desert, 296 ; erosive
force of, in Istân, 908, 934, 949 sq.
Wo-shê-tê in T'ang Annals : no ground
for identifying with Marâl-bâshi, 80,
n. 19, 838.
WOOD, Captain J., discoverer of Lake
Victoria, 828 ; his visit to Wakhân
still remembered, 866 ; mention of
'Kâfir' forts, 869.
wood, painted : bracket, (Limes) 349,
416 ; chalice, (Astâna) 691. See
painting.
wood-carving in Rôshân, showing Hel-
lenistic influence, 886 sq.
wood-carving : in relief, (Chaturkand)
25 ; (Dodô-kôt) 30 ; (Yâsîn) 43 ;
(Mîrân) 173, 178 sq. ; (Khara-khoto)
450, 479 ; (Kara-khôja) 597.
open-work, (Koyumal) 164, 167.
objects carved in wood : frame,
(Lou-lan) 216, 222 ; fruit or bud,
(Toyuk) 632 ; jewel, (Khara-khoto)
443, 469 ; pegs carved with faces,
(Limes) 393, 416, 424 sq. ; (Astâna)
606 ; plaque, (vesica ?), (Khotan) 113 ;
pins, (Lou-lan) 263, 265, 268, 269 ;
stile, (M. Tâgh) 97 ; figures of animals,
(Astâna) 701 ; human figures, 660 sq.,
698 sqq.
wooden objects : baluster, (Murtuk)
639 ; beaker, turned, (Lou-lan) 194,
202 ; beater for churn, (Murtuk)
638 ; bolt (?), (Niya) 149 ; boss,
(Mîrân) 170.
bowls, (Khotan site) 127 ; (Niya)
150, 152 ; (Limes) 418 ; (Lou-lan)
735, 749 ; of Han type, (Lou-lan)
194, 202 ; lug-eared, (Astâna) 699 ;
boat-shaped, 418 ; boxes, (Lou-lan)

245, 252 ; circular, (Astâna) 602 ;
elliptical, (Lou-lan) 279 ; house-
shaped, (Khara-khoto) 504.
carriers, miniature, (Astâna) 659,
686 ; chair, (Niya) 151 ; chessmen,
(Limes) 400, 426 ; 'chûluk', (Lou-lan)
222 ; clamp, (Niya)153 ; cleats, (Lou-
lan) 223 ; (Limes) 416 ; core of tassel,
(Astâna) 695 ; cork, (Toyuk) 621 ;
counter, (Limes) 400, 426 ; crutch-
shaped object, (Niya) 153 ; cups, (Lou-
lan) 277, 279, 280 ; (Ying-p'an) 755,
756, 760 ; 'dead-eye', (Lou-lan) 223 ;
die, (Lou-lan) 194, 202, 202 ; eating-sticks,
(Toyuk) 622 ; (Yingp'an) 773, 785 ;
finials, (Kara-khôja) 604 ; (Yu-tâgh)
611 ; (Murtuk) 649 ; fire-stick (female),
(Lou-lan) 263, 269.
float or shuttle, (M. Tâgh) 95 ;
food bowls, (Khara-khoto) 504 ;
(Astâna) 645, 681, 707 ; food-trays,
(Lou-lan) 194, 201, 224, 245, 258, 259,
277, 289 ; (Astâna) 661, 701 ; (Ying-
p'an) 756, 760 ; with beast-like legs, 245,
258, 259.
foot of piece of furniture, shaped
like lion's claw, (Astâna), 700, 702 ;
goblet, (Lou-lan) 245, 254 ; grain-
scoop (?), (Niya) 150 ; harness buckles,
(Lou-lan) 246, 250, 254 ; implements,
(M. Tâgh) 92, 95 ; agricultural, (Lou-
lan) 192 ; for churning, (Limes) 351,
418 ; jar, (Murtuk) 636, 638 ; jug,
(Lou-lan) 245, 247 ; knob, (Bâsh-
Koyumal) 168 ; ladles (Lou-lan) 245,
259, 735 ; (Kao-ch'ang) 597 ; (As-
tâna) 699, 686 ; leg of stool (?),
(Khara-khoto) 468 ; lids, (Lou-lan)
202, 218, 223 ; lock, (M. Tâgh) 97 ;
mat, or 'chick', (Limes) 421 ; mea-
sure, sparked with Chinese inches (?),
(Astâna) 665, 708 ; models, frs. of,
(Astâna) 654 ; pedestals, (Khotan
site) 127 ; (Astâna) 654, 657, 664,
684, 694, 695, 701 ; pegs, (Bâsh-
Koyumal) 167, 168 ; (Limes) 393, 417,
419, 420 sq. ; (Kao-ch'ang) 591, 608 ;
(Murtuk) 639 ; (Astâna) 687 ; pins
from shroud, (Lou-lan) 269, 743, 748 ;
cp. L.F. ii. 114 ; 'plasterer's float',
(Ying-p'an) 772, 785 ; prism, square,
(Limes) 423, 426 ; railing and posts,
(Astâna) 649, 684 ; ring, (Toyuk) 631 ;
scale beams (?), (Toyuk) 632 ; scantling
of building, (Niya) 149 ; shoe last, heel-
piece of, (Limes) 396, 424 ; shuttle (?),
427 ; spatulas (eating-sticks ?), (Limes)
400, 426 ; spatula-shaped pieces, (Limes)
394, 424 ; spoon, (Toyuk) 621 ; stamp,
(M. Tâgh) 96 ; stick, tamarisk, in-
scribed with Chinese characters,
(Limes) 400, 426 ; stick, drumstick or
'knobkerry' (?), (Limes) 421 ; stick,
pointed, (Limes) 369, 419 ; stylus,
(Limes) 422, 424, 426 ; tally sticks,
(Limes) 352, 418, 419 ; tazza, (Astâna)