National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

5. A : 5. Bunch of four wooden arrows. Two
tufts of feathers fastened to each shaft
with woollen yarn. Ends bluntly pointed but with-
out arrow-heads. Tied together in the middle with
a brown woollen string. L. 72 cm. Pl. 7 : 13.

5. A : 6. Small basket, finely plaited. Rounded
bottom, nearly cylindrical wall widen-
ing at the top. Decorated with triangles, horizon-
tal lines and a step-like zig-zag pattern of some-
what glossy grass laid on top of the ground. Made
in a close plain twined weave, and having two
three-strand braids, one near the bottom, the other
near the mouth. The mouth is covered with a layer
of white felt kept in place by a double string
wound round the felt. The handle consists of a
white woollen string knotted to the edge in two
places. The middle part of the handle is twisted
and inserted beneath the strings that keep the lid
in place. There seems to have been a second handle
made of a brown string fastened lower down. The
basket contained a few remains of a dried-up ma-
terial, which has been analyzed and found to con-
sist of millet porridge. H. 16 cm. Diam. about 12
cm. Pl. 14 : 5.

5. A : 7. Two cords of reddish brick-coloured
wool, with which the mummy's hair
was tied behind. L. 45.5 and 49 cm. Th. uneven,
2—7 mm.

5. A : 8. Sample of grains of wheat strewn over
mummy.

5. A : 9. Sample of Ephedra twigs strewn over
mummy.

5. A : 10. Small dried-up pieces of animal's (?)
hide.

5. A : 11. Seven cut-off tips of calves' ears (?).

Grave 5 B.

5. B : 1. Portions of loin-cloth with inserted
fringes along the lower edge. Tapestry
woven in step pattern in dark reddish-brown wool
and undyed, light yellowish wool, partly dis-
coloured to light brown. Warp of same wool. Wool-
len yarn of fringe, wound firmly and 2-ply in loin-
cloth, th. about 1 mm.; wound more loosely and
4-ply in fringe, th. 3—4 mm. Warp: 4 threads to 1
cm.; weft: about 160 threads to 10 cm.
Fringe fragmentary, consisting of two untwined
threads inserted round extreme warp threads of
lower edge laid together and twisted. L. of longest
preserved thread of fringe 19.3 cm. W. of loin-
cloth 6.8—7.6 cm. Pl. 13 : 4.

5. B : 2. Fragm. from mantle of tight rep
weave of light brown wool, soft and

fine. In one place about 1 cm. broad a weft strip
of brownish red wool of same quality as above, in
an other place remnants of the same. Warp: 30
threads to 10 cm. Weft: 165 threads to 10 cm.

5. B : 3—5. Fragm. of wooden arrow-shaft or such-
like (partly glued together) decorated
with small incised triangles filled with red colour,
and arranged in transverse or spiral rows.

5. B : 6. Small wooden tooth with a flat part
at one end, which is decorated with
three transverse rows of incised small triangles.
Probably from a comb. L. 97 mm.

5. B : 7. Lower jaw-bone of a vulture.

Grave 5 C.

5. C : 1. Fragm. of a wooden object of same
kind as 5 : 119—124. Peg with oval
section, tapering towards one end, which has a step.
Wound round with coarse brown string near
middle part. Present L. 35 cm.

Grave 5 D.

5. D : 1. Cord of fine, glossy wool in reddish
cream colour. Folding and loose thread
of one end preserved, the other end torn off. L.
90 cm. Th. of cord 9 mm. and of spun thread 2 mm.

5. D : 2. Small basket like No. 5. A : 6, rounded
bottom. Pattern consists of horizontal
bands and rhombi arranged in oblique zig-zag rows.
H. 11 cm. Fig. 14 : 8.

5. D : 3. Rear part of arrow-shaft made of reed,
with remnants of three-winged fea-
thers. L. 27.5 cm.

5. D : 4—5. Two wooden arrow-shafts, each with
two tufts of feathers. Decorated with
small incised triangles arranged in transverse and
longitudinal rows. L. 76 and 75 cm.

5. D : 6—7. Two fragm. of wooden arrow-shafts
decorated with small incised triangles
arranged in transverse and spiral rows.

5. D : 8. Wooden pin, gently tapering, with
thickened cylindrical head cut in one
piece with it, and decorated with five transverse
bands, each consisting of two rows of small incised
triangles. L. 175 mm.

5. D : 9. One half of a wooden object: peg of
even breadth, a little thicker at the
ends. One end bluntly pointed. Semicircular sec-
tion, flat side a little hollowed out. Cf. 5. L : 4 and
others. 92×19 mm. Pl. 8 : 9.

5. D : 10. Pair of wooden objects made to match:
two pegs of about semicircular section

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