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DRESS OF A CHIEF 



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 give it somewhat the appearance of plush. 



On the right side of the corpse, was a box, made with a lid 

 of the same diameter. It was 7Jin. in diameter, 6^in. 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 7in. high, of simply 

 woven woollen stuff (fig. 54) ; a small comb 3in. long, 2|in. 

 high (fig. 55) ; and a small simple razor-knife. 



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



FIG. 57. 



FIG. 58. 



Woollen Shirt. 



Woollen Shawl. 



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

 feet, the other lying higher up. They were of a square 

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

 long fringe (fig. 58). At the place where the body had lain, 

 was a shirt (fig. 57) also of woollen material, cut out a little 



