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of a marriage, probably hâve a religious meaning, and last till late in the night. They like 

 to make the house shake by the dancing, vvhich, with the long, thin pôles hère in use (see 

 fig. 73) is quite possible without endangering the stability. 



Jew's harps. 



N°. 1272. PI. XXVIII, fig. 14. ! / 4 . B ombom. Asé; of palmwood, the back concave, front convex; one 

 end, fichu ( = dog; head of), elliptical, open-worked; the extremities, koba, of the two legs, pète, 

 broadened and tied together with vegetable fibre, sa; vibrating part called mû (= pénis); in small 

 hole of head a strip of calico, amberi marâ; on one of the legs a carved eye- figure, sema. 



N°. 1273. PI. XXVIII, fig. 13. '/ 4 . Pumbûne. Tobâdi; as before, head more pointed, the edges 

 notched; carved squares on both sides, convex side with eye figure ; half-way, the outer edges of legs 

 with some notches ; the extremities not broadened or tied together. 



N°. 1274. P o mpït n c. Tobâdi; like N°. 1273, only notched at the head; legs slightly broadened at 

 the end; length 25, breadth 2.5 cm., strip of calico 28 cm. long. 



N°. 1275. Pumbûne. Tobâdi; like N°. 1274, some carved triangles on the notched legs. 



Drums 

 N°. 1276. PL XXVIII, fig. 1. '/ s . Mesïntj e. Tobâdi; hour-glass-shaped, the wall ± 1 cm. thick; on the 



narrowest part a relief band, pau, carved with 5 ellipses (eye ornaments); one opening, mesïnije 



dibo, with Varanusskin, prom Srige, on which small pièces of a black, wax-like material; jammed 



by a thick ring, muda, mëdua, of bark strips, enclosing pièces of old fishing net. 

 N°. 1277. PI. XXVIII, fig. 4. '/ 7 . IVaku. Asé; as before, somewhat above the middle with a length- 



ways handle, me (=1 ear), in which a loop, abuinè, of rattan, kè; whole surface carved, sema; one 



opening, puru, with skin, aieda, of cassowary, abwache, tightened by a ring, mewda, made of rattan, 



covered with strips of bark, sa. Was suspended in the community house over a fire place. 

 N°. 1278. PL XXVIII, fig. 3. '/g. Waku, wachu. Asé; like N°. 1277, but of reddish brown wood, ja, 



hour-glass shape less pronounced, thickness of wall 1.5 — 2 cm. From a pnvate house. 

 N°. 127g. PL XXVIII, fig. 2. '/s- H r agu. Waba; shape as with N°. 1276, handle, mo, formed by a 



lengthways ridge (in which 2 holes), continued upwards in a lozenge-shaped animal head, with eyes 



and mouth; lower part carved with spirals, wagu sema; Varanus skin. 

 N°. 1280. PL XXVIII, fig. 9. "/ 8 . Mësïn{t)jc. Tobâdi; thick bamboo, ponze, eut off just below a node; 



the other end covered with Varanus skin, prom bri(gc), claws still adhering, fastened by a ring, 



mësïnje murda, like N°. 1276; carrying loop, urampo, of bark. From a private person. 

 N°. 1281. Mesïntj e. Tobâdi; like N°. 1280, covered with villous membrane from tractus intestinalis 



of crocodile (?); ring like N°. 1276; no sling; length 39, thickness 7 cm. From a private person. 

 N°. 1282. Mesïnkc. Kajô Entsâu; like N°. 1280, 110 node or loop; length 43, thickness 5 cm. 

 N°. 1283. Mesïntj e. Tobâdi; like N°. 1282 but with a node; Varanus skin also with the claws, aie 



vanki; ring of net, mèswâr; length 40, thickness 4.5 cm. 

 N°. 1284. PL XXVIII, fig. 10 ! /o- Mesïntje. Tobâdi; like N°. 1281, 2 circular rows of 6 carved 



triangles, filled with fish or bird ornament ; shark skin, ai tebu ; ring of netting bound with bark fibres. 

 N°. 1285. PL XXVIII, fig. n. l j e . Pontsjè. Waba; like N°. 1284; bamboo without node; entirely 



carved with spirals, fish and snake figures; skin of Varanus. Also used for holding fork, spoon, etc. 

 N°. 1286. PL XXVIII, fig. 5. '/ 7 . Jatlf. Kaptiau; light brown wood, hour-glass shape, in the middle 



a carved band and handle; thickness of wall 1.5 — 2 cm.; Varanus skin and bark fibre ring. 

 N°. 1287. PL XXVIII, fig. 7. '/s- Hirerè. Kwatisoré; light brown wood, hour-glass shape, in the middle 



