336 COLLECTIONS OF 1879. 



pal ones being the drum, rattle, uotclied sticks, a kind of fife, and a 

 turtle-shell rattle. The latter instrument is the shell of a turtle, around 

 the edges of which the toes of goats and calves are attached ; this pro- 

 duces a very peculiar rattling sound. The shell is usually attached to 

 the leg near the knee. 



