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brown hair were found; their age cannot differ very much from that of the Lop-
nor graves (Tallgren 1937 b, Fig. 4).

The dress of this old lady is identical with that of the young man in Grave 5 A of
"Ördek's necropolis", but of altogether higher quality. The coffin, on the other
hand, is to be compared with those from graves 35, 6 A, 6 C, and, in a way, with
7 A. Dr. Hedin opines that they are cut-off canoes of the ordinary Lopliq type still
in use. I am not quite convinced of the correctness of this explanation, but the cof-
fins were certainly made on the same principles as those applying to the construction
of canoes.

Culturally this lady belonged to the same people as those buried in Stein's
cemeteries L. F., L. Q., L. S. and L. T. and at "Ördek's necropolis", i. e. the in-
digenous population of the Lou-lan kingdom. As already remarked, the affinities
with Stein's graves are closer than those with "Ördek's necropolis", a circum-
stance explained by the geographical sitution of the burial places, Stein's and
Grave 36 forming a local group. On the other hand, it is more than likely that there
also exists a chronological difference, "Ördek's necropolis" being somewhat older
than the other indigenous graves around Lop-nor.


LIST OF ANTIQUITIES FROM GRAVE 36 (Single grave b)

36:1. Pointed head-dress of light yellow,
rather thin felt. The back part has
partly covered the neck and been gathered there
with white thread now almost disappeared. Two
lappets have met under the chin; they have partly
a red edge stitching. On the left side two pegs are
inserted, each about 30 cm. long, wound round with
thin sinew fibres and, over that, red woollen yarn;
the tops have a rich feather tassel. Round the top
part of the head-dress seven woollen strings are
arranged horizontally, being threaded through the
felt in four places. Between these strings a split
ermine skin is fastened with light red woollen
strings threaded through the felt. The head of the
ermine hangs down in front. Very good condition.
H. from lappet to top 32 cm. Pl. 26:3.

36:2. Inner cap of rather thin, dark-brown
felt, gathered together with brown
woollen thread at the neck. Lappets tied with
brown woollen cord under the chin. Finished all
round with scallop stitch of brown wool. The right
lappet is darned in two places. At the lower edge
of the lappets small ends of red woollen yarn are
inserted. H. 27 cm. Pl. 26:2.

36:3. Part of a mantle, right side, of fine
soft wool, dark brown with yellowish
and red borders. The piece represents the complete

length of the garment with a fringe of warp at
the lower end = end of the fabric, plain selvage at
the other end = beginning of the fabric, selvage
with a cordlike edge along it.

The main part is tabby weave, the same yarn
in warp and weft. The warp 50, the weft 40
threads to 10 cm.

Borders of rep in yellow with edges of yellow
and red checks, 5—7 mm. wide. Along the cordlike
edge there is such a border of warp rep, about
5—5.7 cm. wide. Across the mantle are two similar
borders, 2.6 cm. wide, of weft rep, one 4.6 cm. from
the fringed edge, the other 4.5 cm. from the selv-
age on the opposite short side. Yellow and red
wool firmly spun, th. about 1.8 cm. In the warp
rep border 75 threads to 5 cm., with a pair of
wefts in each border shoot. The weft rep border
has 22 threads to 2 cm., over two of the brown
warps, gathered together.

On both sides of the mantle at each junction
between the transverse and longitudinal borders is
a braid about 6—7 mm. wide, made of yellow and
red wefts from the transverse border. L. of braids
5—6 cm.

The fringe is made of two warps twisted,
gathered in links, one by one fastened to the lower
edge of the fabric, three links twisted together

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