442 The Tinguian 



as to leave only two thin vibrating strips. These, when struck against 

 the palm of the left hand, give out a note which can be changed by 

 placing a finger over the opening at x. 



A Jew's harp is constructed like a netting needle, but with a tongue 

 of bamboo cut so that it will vibrate when struck, or when a cord 

 attached to the end is jerked sharply (Fig. 26, No. 3). If made of 

 bamboo, the instrument is known as kolibau; if brass, agiweng. It is 

 often mentioned in the tales, and to-day is played by nearly all the 

 men. 



Bamboo guitars (kuliteng) are made by cutting narrow strips 

 throughout the length of a section of bamboo, but not detaching them 

 at the ends. They are raised and tuned by inserting small wedges- of 

 wood at the ends. Small sections of thin bamboo are sometimes fitted 

 over two strings, and are beaten with sticks, or the strings can be 

 fingered like a guitar (Plate LXXXIII). 



Music for dances is furnished by an orchestra consisting of four 

 men, three with copper gongs (gangsas), and one with a drum. The 

 gongs are tambourine shape, with sides about an inch and a half high. 

 They are placed against the thighs of the players who kneel on the 

 ground, and are beaten with a stick and the palm of the hand or by 

 the hands alone. 1 They doubtless came into this region through trade, 

 but at a time so remote that their origin is now credited to the spirits. 

 The drum (tambor) is made of a short section of a tree hollowed 

 out. The ends are covered with cow's hide or pig's skin. 



1 Similar instruments are used by the Igorot who suspend them free and 

 beat them as they dance. 



