NO. II AIUSIC OF TULE INDIANS OF PANAMA DENSMORE 



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MISCELLANEOUS SONGS 



The four songs next following were sung by the " official musi- 

 cians " for the entertainment of the people at their social gatherings. 

 One man sang alone and six men stood in a line and played flutes 

 during the prolonged tones that occur at regular intervals in these 

 melodies. The people were " all dressed up pretty." They " sat 

 around and drank chee-sa." 



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NO. b. THE BOAT RACE 



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The native boat used by the Tule is a dugout made of the trunk 

 of a tree and varying in size from a small boat carrying two or 

 three persons to a long, wide boat carrying about 15 men. The latter 

 is the size in common use and is equipped with one mast, one sail 

 and a jib. It is never paddled if there is enough wind for sailing. 

 Boat-racing is a favorite pastime of the people and a race usually 

 begins about six o'clock in the morning, ending about noon. 



