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performance, and improvising the melody. Only one of the Indians 

 present in Washington was an expert player on this instrument. In 

 order to show the full capacity of the pan-pipes he played alone, giving 

 a performance marked by a rapid succession of high and low tones 



Fig. 128. — Gourd rattles used bv Tule Indians. 



suggesting that on a concertina, he also gave interesting rhythms on a 

 single tone — rhythms that might he indicated by " dots and dashes." 

 It is probable that two expert players, at home, would show this 

 skill and variety when playing the alternating-tone melodies above 

 described. 



