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Decorated with transverse and spiral bands of
small incised triangles.

5. G : 5-10. Six similar arrow-shafts, probably
tamarisk wood, each with two tufts of
feathers. Decorated with transverse bands of small
incised triangles. L. 72—69 cm. —: 9 Pl. 12: 14.

5. G : 11. The greater part of a wooden arrow-
shaft of same kind as the preceding
ones; the feathers missing.

5. G : 12. Fragm. of arrow-shaft with three
groups of faint, transverse lines.

G r a v e 5 H.

5. H : 1. Child's head-dress of dark greyish-
brown felt. At lower edge is inserted a
small piece of grey woollen yarn, chin-cord? H.
about 14 cm. Diam. about 12 cm. Pl. 11 : 5.

5. H : 2. Child's bracelet. Bead of light green
jade-like stone with brown cord thread-
ed through the hole. Diam. of bead 13 mm. Pl.
9 : 11.

5. H : 3. Small basket, neatly plaited, of the
common type though the bottom some-
what flatter than usual. Has had a handle of brown
string inserted through the wall. H. 10 cm. Diam.
about 7.5 cm. Pl. 14 : 2.

G r a v e 5 I.

5. I : 1. Small plaited basket, the design al-
most effaced through wear. Near
the bottom a broad band of three-strand braid,
and a narrow one round the edge, which is also
finished with some extra coils. Once covered
with a white felt lid. Remains of a handle of
white string. H. 13 cm. Diam. about 13 cm.

5. I : 2. Wooden arrow-shaft with two tufts
of feathers fastened with red wool.
Decorated with four groups of transverse lines
with thin small triangles. Longitudinal bands of
triangles between the groups. Smoothened point.
L. 76 cm.

5. I : 3. Fragm. of the rear end of a wooden
arrow-shaft with a tuft of feathers
and transverse and longitudinal rows of deeply
incised triangles forming zig-zag patterns. Pl.
12 : 2.

5. I : 4. Wooden peg with round section, taper-
ing towards one end. The other end
has a step; the thinner part is broken off. L. 31.5
cm.

G r a v e 5 J.

(What is left of the contents of a plundered coffin
near grave 5 A).

5. J : 1. Pointed head-dress of dark brown felt
with white, elaborate ornamentation
of horizontal, tightly twisted strings, which have
been fastened with back-stitches in rows along the
head-dress in four places; only a quarter remains.
At the lower edge are four rows of stitches from
the chin-cord. The lower edge finished with thin
scallop stitch of similar strings. Top somewhat
frayed. H. about 25 cm. Pl. 10 : 6.

5. J : 2. Wooden arrow-shaft, crooked, with
two tufts of feathers. Neatly decorated
with transverse and longitudinal rows of small in-
cised triangles, filled with red colour. L. 72 cm.
Fig. 14 : 1.

5. J : 3—4. Two fragm. of wooden arrow-shafts,
each with a tuft of feathers and de-
corated with transverse rows of incised triangles.

5. J : 5. Wooden arrow-shaft, somewhat crook-
ed. Has had two tufts of feathers and
is decorated with two groups of transverse rows
built up of small incised triangles. L. 67 cm.

5. J : 6. Fragm. of wooden arrow-shaft with
transverse and spiral rows of small
incised triangles.

M u m m y 5 K.

5. K : 1. Head-dress of yellowish-white felt,
pointed, with four transverse red
woollen cords and remnants of a split ermine
skin, fastened with light-red woollen threads in-
serted in the felt. The head of the ermine hanging
down in front. Chin-cords of the same wool as the
felt. Short string of similar wool inserted in the
middle of the rear edge and knotted together. H.
about 20 cm. Pl. 11 : 4.

5. K : 2. Necklace of four brown grass-and-
hemp strings and four dark-red wool-
len threads laid together and wound with two pale
red woollen threads, which were probably placed
at intervals of 12—14 mm. In one place a small
feather tassel fastened with thin sinew-fibre, in
another place a diminutive grey stone bead. Diam.
of bead 3 mm. Th. 1 mm.

G r a v e 5 L.

5. L : 1. Small flat bead of shell. Diam. 5 mm.
Cf. No. 5 : 18.

5. L : 2. Wooden pin, gently tapering, with
thickened cylindrical head. The head

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