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Fig. 229. 



DANCE RATTLE. 



Zuiii, New Mexico. 



Cat. No. 41863, U.S.N.M. Jj natural size. 



Fig. 229 represents auotlier rattle of this class from Zuni, New Mex- 

 ico. Mr. Stevenson's description (p. 373) is as follows: 



Specimen of a rattle or musical instrument 

 made from the shell of a turtle, which is highly 

 esteeraeil by the Pueblo tribes. The tiesh of the 

 turtle is carefully removed from the shell, leav- 

 ing it hollow. To the edges of the breastplate 

 are attached the toes of goats or sheep. These 

 toes, coming in contact with the hollow shell, 

 produce a peculiar sound, in keeping with the 

 sound caused by the gourd rattles used in the 

 same ceremony. The rattle is fastened to the 

 rear of the right leg near the knee when em- 

 ployed in the dances. 



Fig. 230 represents a so-called musical 



instrument from Hopi, Arizona. It is a 



stick 18i inches long, with coarse notches 



on one side, across 



which the scapula of 



a deer or other animal 



is rubbed to produce 



the sound. 



Wind instruments. — 

 The wind instruments from the Pueblo Indians here 

 mentioned are of two classes: (1) Direct flutes or 

 hollow tubes of wood, blown across one end; (2) in- 

 struments which have a mouthpiece, made on the 

 same j)rinciple as the modern flageolet. 



Specimen, Cat. No. 69192 (U.S.N.M.) is one of the 

 first class {Le-na). It is a hollow cylinder of wood 

 with five finger holes, three in one group and two in 

 the other. One end of the tube is beveled from the 

 inside, making a sharp edge, against which the air is 

 forced when blown. From Hopi, Arizona. Length, 

 27^ inches; diameter, 1| inches. 



A sacred flute {Shoh-Koonne), Cat. No. 69312 

 (U.S.N.M.), is from Zuni, New Mexico, and is blown 

 in the same manner as the preceding. It is made 

 from a slightly tapering reed, and has four finger 

 holes arranged in pairs widely separated. On the 

 lower end is attached a flaring rim mad*^ from a piece 

 of gourd, upon which are painted designs in bright 

 colors. Length, 26 inches; diameter, ^ inch at 

 smaller end. 



An instrument of the second class (flageolet) is 

 shown in fig. 231. It is made from a hollow reed or cane, and has four 

 finger holes. A piece of wood flattened on one side for an air passage 



Fig. 230. 



NOTCHED STICK {Truh- 



kun-pi). 

 Arizona. 



Cat. No. 41982, U.S.N.M. 

 ^ natural size. 



