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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 



missing) la closed, fonniug an air chamber about 5i inches long. There 

 are four iiuger lioles, two on each side of a center line on the ui)per 

 surface. It is painted light brown and slightly polished. The space 

 below the finger lioles is ornamented with bands of incised-line chevron 

 designs. Its nuisical capacity is shown in the accompanying scale: 



Normal. 



Forced. 

 Sua. 





A slight difference in size of the finger holes adds two notes to the 

 comi)iiss of the instrument. The combinations for each tone are here 

 given : 



Korinal. Forced. 



FingiT holes all closed Ab Eh 



No. 1 or 4, open ]? b E fci 



Nos. 1 and 4, open 1} fc) F 



Nos. 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 or 1 and 3, open C Eq 



Kos. 2 and 3 or 2 and 4, oiien D b F 



No.s. 1,2, 3, or 4. 3, 2, open Dh Efe| 



Finger lioles all open •. . . E b F 



The three foi ced tones shown in the scale are all that can be obtained, 

 no matter what combination of fingering is used. 



Fig. 271 represents a speci- 



.««-* iDen from Costa Eica that is 



'"j;t!mS unique. It was received from 



i^mM^-^^^ii^lSt^Mimmmmfi^mm^^^K Senor Rafael Iglesias. It is a 



round bottomed painted vase 



with a handle on one side 



rex)resenting an animal head, 



J5£ ^^a>jy-«n,55^:^8« holding the edge of the rim in 



its mouth. The rim and lower 



half of the vase is dark red 



'"'mimm^^^ color. tl,c space between bei„g 



^■-'^I'lllui l''i\''i/ i" IW filled by a broad chevron band 



'^'u^i'ivvk' ' ^^^ brown and yellow. The 



" ''^'■^8fe£||^|§^''' ieatures of the "'animal head 



Fig. 271. are accentuated by lines of 



WHISTLING VASE. browii, aiid the whole outer 



Costa Rica. surfacc is highly polislied. 



Cat. No. in-35fi, U.S.N. M. S natural sine. mi ■ '• ,- 



Ihe air passage is from the 

 in.side of the vessel, connecting with a vent hole on the outside of the 

 animal's neck. To jiroduce a scmnd or note the lips must be placed 

 against the mouth of the vessel in the same manner as would be done 



