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2. Punan — Mouth-Organ. 



The gourd of the preceding specimens is replaced by two 

 hollowed pieces of wood, joined together with a luting of 

 dammar and three stitches of rattan; the two halves have been 

 shaped to form a very fair imitation of a gourd with a long 

 neck. The usual six tubes are let into this sham gourd and 

 luted with dammar. The longest tube measures from its point 

 of insertion into the gourd 67*5 centim.; its topis slightly 

 obliquely truncate and it is covered by a bamboo cap like that 

 of No. 1085, its note is middle A flat. Three tubes are shorter 

 their lengths varying from 46'7 centim. to 47'2 centim. their 

 tops are cut square and their notes are middle B, middle C 

 (not quite true) and middle D. Another measures 46 4 centim.; 

 but it is very obliquely truncate so that its functional length 

 may be reckoned at 34*3 centim.; its note is upper F. The 

 sixth tube is 43*8 centim. with functional length of 33\5 centim. 

 and note upper G. Total length (in a straight line) 72 centim. 



Catalogue No. 1260. [Pd. iii. 03]. 



The Punans are a nomadic jungle tribe who neither plant 

 nor sow ; having probably borrowed the idea of the mouth- 

 organ from neighbouring Kyans or Kenyans, it was necessary 

 to make imitation gourds of wood as they have no real gourds 

 of their own. 



3. Sea-Dyak— S/^rwmz. (Plate III fig. 9 left hand) 



specimen. 



Much smaller than the Kyan klerdi. The longest tube 

 measures 67*5 centim. the others 44 centim. to 44-5 centim. 

 two of these are very obliquely truncate. The bundle of tubes 

 is bound round a central upright of wood by a band of plaited 

 rattan. The vibratory apparatus is of brass. The instrument 

 is not in working order. Length (in straight line) 70 cm. 



Catalogue No. 61. Brooke Low collection. 



The Sea-Dyak mouth-organ is generally much smaller than 

 the Kyan one; the longest reed is usually provided with a cap 

 of bamboo to act as resonator, but the most efficient resonator 

 that I have seen was a small tin through the bottom of which the 



R. A. Soc. No. 40, 1904 



