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attaining the rank of subdeacon. Besides the secular clergy there 

 are also monks in the Armenian Church. 



Armenian Church buildings are usually small and have massive 

 walls, sometimes 7 or 8 feet thick, and very small windows. They 

 are square and are adorned with a polygonal tower terminating in a 

 short spire. 



291. Costume of an Armenian Priest. — Consisting of — 1, tunic; 2, 

 soutana; 3, girdle; 4, shoes with galoshes; 5, cylindrical hat of blue 

 velvet, with vaulted and fluted top. Constantinople, Turkey. 

 (Plate 24, Cat. No. 154774, U.S.N.M.) 



292. Armenian patriarch's staff. — Made of copper, silvered, ter- 

 minating in a gilded orb surmounted by a cross. Height 5 feet 9 

 inches. Constantinople, Turkey. (Plate 23 (lower), fig. 2, Cat. No. 

 154796, U.S.N.M.) 



293. Kschotz. — Made of white metal. A musical instrument in 

 form of a rayed circle, somewhat like the halo round the head of a 

 saint, with 10 gilded globular tinlders attached on the edge. In the 

 middle of the circle is a 6-winged seraph (Isaiah vi, 2). At certain 

 parts of the celebration of the mass this instrument is shaken with the 

 object, as the ringing of the altar bell in Roman Catholic churches, 

 to excite the attention and devotion of the congregation. Height, 

 19 inches; diameters, lljz and 9 }2 inches. Constantinople, Turkey. 

 (Plate 27 (left). Cat. No. 154799, U.S.N.M.) 



294. Cross of benediction. — Made of white metal. Used when giving 

 the blessing to the congregation by an ecclesiastic. The Armenian 

 cross differs from the Latin cross by the arms being nearer the top 

 and much shorter. Height, 9K inches; width, 5K inches. Constan- 

 tinople, Turkey. (Plate 27 (right), Cat. No. 154798, U.S.N.M.) 



295. Flute. — Used for accompanying the chanting of the mass in 

 the Armenian Church. The Armenian Church makes no use of the 

 organ. Length, 31 inches. Constantinople, Turkey. (Plate 28, fig. 

 1, Cat. No. 154802, U.S.N.M.) 



296. Triangle. — Used during the service of the mass in the Arme- 

 nian Church. Height, 7 inches; base 6 inches. Constantinople, 

 Turkey. (Plate 28, fig. 2, Cat. No. 154805, U.S.N.M.) 



297. Double bell. — Made of white metal. Used at the conclusion 

 of the service of the mass in the Armenian Church. Height, 8 inches; 

 diameters, 3% and 3 inches. Constantinople, Turkey. (Plate 28, fig. 

 3, Cat. No. 154801, U.S.N.M.) 



298. Cymbal. — Used in the service of the mass in the Armenian 

 Church. It is struck with a hammer, and the secret of its manufac- 

 ture is said to be loiown to but one artisan in Contantinople. Diam- 

 eter, 15 inches. Constantinople, Turkey. (Plate 28, fig. 4, Cat. No. 

 154803, U.S.N.M.) 



