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end the stick is tapered gradually, but a knob of orig.
thickness is left at tip, beneath which string is tied join-
ing the two. Cf. M. Tagh. c. 002; L.A. i. iv. 006-7.
Length 8¼″, diam. ½″; length of string 4½″. Pl. II.

M. Tagh. a. 0020. Fr. of iron foil, flat, pierced with
eleven holes (diam. c. ¼″) spaced irregularly; has one
straight and one curved edge; others broken. Rusted.
Scale of armour (?). 2⅛″×1⅛″×⅟₁₆″.

M. Tagh. a. 0021. Wooden key, for lock of type Kha.
v. 006. Six pegs, now broken, arranged ∶∶∶. Neatly cut.
Length of whole 5⅜″, of handle 2⅜″; width 1″, thick-
ness ⅜″.

M. Tagh. a. 0022. Wooden bolt for lock of type Kha.
v. 006. Six peg-holes arranged ∶∶∶; near one end. Groove
is on upper surface, not side, so that check-pin in this case
must have been fixed in tumbler-block. Groove 3⅜″×
⅟₁₆″; it had a wooden peg driven into it ⅜″ from each end,
shortening it to exact length wanted; one broken off.
6⅜″×1⅛″×⅜″.

M. Tagh. a. 0023. Wooden bolt as M. Tagh. a. 0022;
but has socket on under side to guide key, and six peg-
holes, arranged ∶∶∶. Groove for check-pin on upper
surface (3″×⅜″×⅟₁₆″); its side cut away to edge of block.
6⅜″×2″×⅝″.

M. Tagh. a. 0024. Top of pottery water vessel with
round cap and small orifice. Coarse red clay. Top of cap
scored with rough wheel-pattern and edge crinkled like
pie-crust. Hand-made. Diam. 3″, H. 1⅜″. Pl. II.

M. Tagh. a. 0025-6. Two wooden seal-cases, cf.
T. viii. 6, Type A, but with only one groove in sides.
0026 still keeps string and part of clay sealing; 0025 has
fr. of clay. Roughly cut. 0025, 2″×⅜″×⅜″; 0026,
1¼″×⅜″×⅜″.

M. Tagh. a. 0027. Half of wooden comb, with slightly
arched back, as M. Tagh. a. 002. H. 2½″, width (broken)
1⅜″, length of teeth 1⅛″, twelve teeth to 1″.

M. Tagh. a. 0028-9. Two cylindrical wooden
blocks, each with wide groove round middle, rope-worn (?).
Prob. 'toggles' for tightening knots. Length: 0028, 1⅜″;
0029, 1″; gr. diam. 1⅛″.

M. Tagh. a. 0030. Bronze rivet-plate from buckle, as
Kelpin. 0012. Oblong with oblong slit and pin-holes at
corners. 1″×⅜″, slit ½″×⅛″.

M. Tagh. a. 0031. Cubical wooden die, marked by
holes arranged in present-day way. See M. Tagh. i. 007;
a. iv. 00172; M. i. iii. 004. ⅜″ cube.

M. Tagh. a. 0032. Thistle-shaped knob of white
stone. Stem broken off. Cf. M. Tagh. 0029. H. ⅜″,
gr. diam. ⅜″.

M. Tagh. a. 0033. Tangle of stout hemp (?) string,
two-ply.

M. Tagh. a. 0034. Ring of felt sewn with string over
leather (?) core. Cf. M. Tagh. a. ·001. Diam. outside
2⅛″, thickness ⅜″.

M. Tagh. a. 0035. Strip of felted paper (?), doubled
and tied round with string in middle, and painted on one
side with lozenge-pattern in red lines. Surface layer is
separating from back. 7″×⅝″.

M. Tagh. a. 0036. Irregular strip of reddish-yellow
felt. 5⅛″×1½″.

M. Tagh. a. 0038. Two strips of buff felt sewn
together along their length. 8″×2⅜″ to ⅝″.

M. Tagh. a. 0039. Shoe of strong buff woollen
fabric. The uppers formed of one strip of this material
lined with thick buff and brown felt, and seamed up toe;
the sole of firm doubly interwoven hemp and goat's-hair
string compacted with wear and sand. Fabric and lining
of uppers quilted together by parallel rows of stitching,
and attached to sole by over-heading with stout hemp
string. Heel strengthened by external patch of yellow
felt, worn through. Fastening apparently a draw-string
round opening. Length 11″, gr. width 5½″.

M. Tagh. a. 0040. String sandal, made in same fashion
as L.A. vi. ii. 0025; but short strings forming uppers and
continuous all round sole, thus forming complete shoe.
They are gathered into two groups, for heel and toe
respectively, by double draw-strings which terminate in
front of arch of foot; draw-strings of back group ending in
loops, and those of front groups in loose strings which
were drawn through loops and knotted, thus securing
shoe. Length 12⅝″, gr. width 4⅛″.

M. Tagh. a. 0041. Quilted buff felt shoe. Sole and
uppers made each in two longitudinal pieces joined respec-
tively along middle of sole, and up middle of front and
back of heel. Edges of sole turn up well at toe, heel, and
sides, so that seam of junction with uppers is saved friction
with ground. Comes up high round ankle, where are
signs of draw-string. Felt throughout is thick and quilted;
the sole being run with close-set rows of strong hemp
string, and uppers orn. with stitching in imbricated scale
pattern. Rough leather patches have been applied to sole
at heel and toe, and on each edge of uppers. Length 10″,
gr. width 4″, H. at ankle 3⅜″.
Inside two frs. of carmine woollen cloth, plain and
diagonal weave respectively. Gr. M. 1′ 9″.

M. Tagh. a. 0042. Shoe of buff woollen (?) fabric
lined with felt, of same type as M. Tagh. a. 0039, but
much worn. Felt gusset, covered with ornamental stitch-
ing, joins edges of uppers over front of foot. Felt
patch applied both to heel and toe. Length 10″, gr.
width 4½″.

M. Tagh. a. 0043. Shoe of dark brown woollen
fabric lined with felt. Uppers only remain, formed of one
strip of coarse fabric, lined with similar strip of buff felt,
and seamed up front of toe. Fabric and felt quilted
together by close-set parallel rows of stitching in dark