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“were broken by being tapped with a stone inside, and the pieces 
“removed. The necks of the jars thus formed were then moulded 
“by hand with the addition of more pulp, and then the entire jar 
‘‘ both inside and out was smoothed and finished off with a coat o 
“« pulp thinned down with the fruit liquor, after which the jars were 
“again set aside to harden. When hard enough to handle—which 
“ was by evening—an attempt was made at ornamenting the neck of 
“the jar by impressions left by pressing a thin round stick against 
“the yet soft and yielding pulp. Kowrie shells and the red seeds of 
“ Abrus precatorius are often imbedded in pulp round the neck to 
“ beautify it. The Banjaras declare that the manufacture is stopped 
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asphodel (Hremurus aucherianus, Boiss.) The fleshy root of this 
plant, by drying in a sand-bath and grinding, is prepared into a 
flo ‘ ; 
getable glue 
holding oil and clarified butter The native cobblers employ it in 
preference to animal glue in their work. Dr. J. E. T. Aitchison 
describes! the method of making these vessels in Persia: ‘‘ The 
“tenacious gum is painted over a hollow earthen mould that has a 
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jar through the goat’s hair covering, no harm is likely to accrue, 
«but if the jar is allowed to stand in water for days, it will in time 
“‘ dissolve or melt away.” 
arish-i-narm is the name of the flour made by grinding down 
the dried roots of Eremurus with the intention of converting them 
into glue. Sarish-i-kaki is the vegetable glue ready made for use. 
Daba-i-sarish are the vessels made in the above manner. There is 
said to be a large trade in this material in Khorasan. 
1 Notes on Products of Western Afghanistan and North-Eastern Persia, p. 66. 
