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a dark, greasy substance ; and the bones, with the excep- 

 tion of a few fragments, were changed into a kind of blue 

 powder. 



Singularly enough, the brain seems to have been the part 

 which had undergone least change. On opening the coffin, 

 it was found lying at one end, where no doubt the head had 

 originally been placed, covered by a thick hemispherical 

 woollen cap, about six inches in height (fig. 69). The outer 

 side of the cap was thickly covered by short loose threads, 

 every one of them ending in a small knot, which gave the 

 cap a very singular appearance. The body of the corpse had 

 been wrapped in a coarse woollen cloak (fig. 72), which was 

 almost semicircular, and hollowed out round the neck. It 

 was about 3ft. Sin. long, and broad in proportion. On its 

 inner side were left hanging a great number of short 

 woollen threads, which gave it somewhat the appearance of 

 plush. 



On the right side of the body was a box, closed by a 

 lid of the same diameter. It was 7 Jin. in diameter, 6Jin. 

 high, and was fastened together by pieces of osier or bark. 

 In this box was a similar smaller one, without a lid, and 

 in this, again, were three articles, namely, a cap 7 in. high, 

 of simply woven woollen stuff (fig. 70) ; a small comb 

 Sin. long, 2 Jin. high (fig. 71); and a small simple razor- 

 knife. 



After the cloak and the bark-box had been taken away, 

 two woollen shawls came to view, one of them covering the 

 feet, the other lying nearer to the head. They were of a 

 square shape, rather less than 5ft. long, 3ft. 9 in. broad, and 

 with a long fringe (fig. 74). At the place where the body 

 had lain was a shirt (fig. 73), also of woollen material, cut 

 out a little for the neck, and with a long projecting tongue 

 at one of the upper angles. It was fastened at the waist by 

 a long woollen band, which went twice round the body, and 



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