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614 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 7 in. high, of simply woven woollen stuff (fig. 74); a small comb 3 in. long, 212 in. high (fig. 75); and a small simple razor-knife.
Fig. 67.—Gold fibula, one-third of the actual size. The external surfaces of the cups are decorated with circular indentations surrounding a central indented spost. There is also an elegant pattern where the handle joins the cups. It is 838 inches long, and weighs 33 ounces, being the heaviest now known to exist.
Fig. 68.—Iron ornament, Africa.
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 5 ft. long, 3 ft. 9 in. broad, and with a long fringe (fig. 77). At the place where the body had lain was a shirt (fig. 76), also of