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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

the felt near the edge, forming a group; their
plumes are worn away. Below the pegs are rem-
nant stitches of a cord. At the lower edge a
chin-cord is fastened with three stitches, the cord
being made of the same wool as the felt. H. about
28 cm. Pl. 10:9.

5:158. Semicircular head-dress of dark grey-
ish-brown felt with two red 4-ply
strings round it. Small fragm. of a weasel skin
fastened with red wool, inserted in the felt and
wound round the skin. Remaining stitches at op-
posite parts of lower edge from chin-cords. Short
string of same wool inserted at the middle of the
rear edge and knotted. H. about 24 cm. Pl. 10:7.

5:159. Pointed head-dress of dark brown felt
with elaborate cord ornamentation in
dark red wool. A remaining feather peg is wound
round with red wool all over. The top open,
damaged. The lower part has been finished with
scallop stitching in dark-purple yarn. The chin-cord
has been made of similar yarn. H. about 27 cm.
Pl. 10:3.

5:160. Small pointed head-dress of dark-
brown felt with elaborate string orna-
mentation of red, 3-ply wool. Remnants of split
weasel skin fastened with red woollen yarn in-
serted in the felt and knotted round the skin. The
head-dress has one peg which has carried a plume.
The lower edge is fragmentary and finished with
scallop stitching in red. At the lower edge three
rows of stitches for the chin-cord, which is miss-
ing. H. about 28 cm. Pl. 10:1.

5:161. Head-dress of dark-brown felt with
elaborate string ornamentation of
light reddish-yellow wool. Remnants of a split
weasel skin fastened with the same kind of strings.
The lower edge finished with thin scallop stitching
of similar yellow wool. H. about 24 cm. Pl. 10:4.

5:162. Piece of dark-brown felt used as bas-
ket lid (Diam. about 10 cm.) fastened
with brown woollen string, wound three times
round the lid.

5:163-168. Six different strings or cords, partly
with knots. —:166 of wool and plant-
fibres, the rest of wool.

5:169. Piece of dark green chert (or jade)
with two surfaces polished.

5:170. Bunch of sinew-fibres tightly bound
together with light red, light green
and beige wool. L. 10.5 cm.

5:171. Bunch of Ephedra twigs, grass and
feathers, bound together with coarse
twisted strings of one red and one dark-brown
thread. L. 17 cm. Cf. 5. D:13—14.

5:172. Thin bunch of stiff grass bound to-
gether with dark brown strings. L. 38
cm. Pl. 9:13.

5:173. Small bunch of stiff grass joined to a
similar smaller bunch, both bound
together with grass or vegetable fibre. L. 16 cm.

5:174. Long black feather, wound round with
yellow wool. Broken in two. Original
L. about 50 cm.

5:175-178. Fragm. of four pegs and feathers
bound together with wool.

5:179. Cord composed of brownish purple
wool, fine and even, the core consisting
of five threads, torn off at the ends, and tightly
wound round with untwisted yarn. Probably handle
of basket or suchlike. Compl. L. 13.5 cm.

5:180. Cord composed of nine greyish hemp
(?) strings of different length, torn at
the ends, the longest about 51 cm. Towards the
middle tightly wound with brownish red wool.
Probably the handle of a basket.

5:181. Woollen cord consisting of five
strands, of which four are pale rose-
coloured and two brown. In two places the cord
is wound with dark brown wool. Compl. L. 45 cm.
Th. 7—9 mm.

5:182. Two ends of coarse, dark-brown wool,
of goat's hair? Th. 3—5.

G. WATCH-TOWER AT THE SMALL RIVER.¹

Ördek also mentioned a burial place situated about 30 li to the east of Cemetery
5. We never made any attempt to find it, as we could not venture too far into the
sand desert away from the water with our poor beasts of burden in such a swelter-
ingly hot season.