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S.MirilSOiXrAN M ISCELLAXEOUS C(JLLECTI()NS 



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from the Mexican border. In the work of recording songs it was 

 necessary to employ two interpreters, Nelson Rainbow, who trans- 

 lated Cocopa into Yuma, and Luke Homer who translated Yuma into 

 English. In many instances it was necessary for the singer to ex- 

 p\a\u his material to Tehanna (fig. 142) who discussed it with Rain- 



|-i(,. 14_'. - I'raiik 'i\-lianna. a Cooopa. ( l'lKjt()i;ra]ili hy Miss 1 )(.-nsnn)rc. ) 



bow, who in turn related it to Homer, after wliicli it was translated 

 into English. Under such conditions it was jxissiblc to make only a 

 general study, but much interesting material was oljlained. Two of 

 the princi]ial C'ocojm singers were Clam and I'.arlcx- (tigs. 143, 144). 

 The musical instruments of the Yimia and Coco])a are the gourd 

 rattle, the morachc (rasping sticks), the basket drum beaten with 

 wooden drumming sticks or witli liundlo of arrow-weed, also a flageo- 



