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Fig. 140 shows a specimen of mohair fabric used for the dress goods ; 

 it has a rich lustre. The projecting ends of the fabric are 2/80s. cotton 

 warp, and the weft face and figuring is of mohair fibre structure. 

 Mohair fibres are also used in the manufacture of Astrachan cloth, which 

 is noted for its curliness and tortuous ringlets. It has a milky or snowy 

 white colour, and is well adapted for plushes or velvets, where the 

 pilose surface forms the face effect of the woollen material. 



For goods requiring a good lustre and silky appearance, for ladies' 

 wear, the mohair fibres are especially well adapted. 



Moufflon or Musmon (Ovis musmon). This animal frequents the 

 islands of the Greek Archipelago and the mountainous districts of 

 Spain. In size it is smaller than the Argali. The horns of the male 

 are involute, and contrast with those of the male Argali, which are 

 revolute. The hairy fur covering is brownish with an undercovering 



Fig. 140. Mohair fabric. 



of finer greyish-coloured wool. This animal is considered by some 

 authorities to be the original type of our many varieties of domesticated 



Yak (Bos grunniens, Linn.) A quadruped which bears some 

 general resemblance to the Bison. It inhabits the most inaccessible 

 parts of the Himalaya Mountains. 



On the upper parts of the body and sides is developed a thick, soft, 

 woolly hair, short on the sides and forming a large tuft on the back. 



The tail is clothed with a thick mass of pendent hairs, and from 

 the body hangs a thick growth of hair which almost touches the ground 

 as the animal sweeps forward. Sir J. D. Hooker mentions that the 

 hair is spun into ropes and woven into a covering for tents. 



The tails .of domesticated yaks are used as ornaments by the Tartarians. 



