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its radical, and tlio others three octaves al)0\e. These notes are difHcnlt to produce 

 and hold, and were probably not utilized by the native performer 



End closed. End open. 



• •oo •o»o 



• o»o ••oo 



Specimen, Cat. No. 133467 (U.S.N.M.). This instrument is identical 

 with the pieceding in shape, and also has two finger lioles. The body 

 is painted yellow and there are band decorations in red. With the end 

 hole opened, the following notes can be obtained: 



Closing the end and blowing with greater force will give two addi- 

 tional tones as seen in the accompanying scale: 



8va. 





The note Fh is emitted with either hole stopped or with both holes 

 open. 



ECUADOR. 



Specimen, Cat. No. 195500 (U.S.N.M.) represents an animal-shaped 

 whistle from La Plata Island, Ecuador. It is rudely modeled in coarse 

 gray-colored clay.' The whistling device is placed at the back of the 

 neck, where the hollow interior is divided by a thin partition. In this 

 arrangement the head serves as an air chamber and ihe body a mouth- 

 piece. Its one note, r#, is here given : 



BRITISH aUIANA. 



Battles, flutes, and trumpets. — The musical instruments in the Museum 

 obtained from British Guiana can not properly be classed as prehistoric. 

 It was thought, however, that descriptions of a few primitive instru- 

 ments belonging to still existing tribes might prove interesting. It 

 appears that only a limited variety of instruments are known to these 

 people. Rattles and whistles or flutes made of different material seem 



