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ivory with stone and metal, I came to the conclusion that the 
above-mentioned torso was not produced by means of stone im- 
plements. 
It would be reasonable to suppose 
that among a nation of hunters who 
possess any appreciation of music, at 
the same time using bow and arrows, 
we should find primitive stringed in- 
struments. The incentive to the con- 
struction of the latter would be given 
by the twang of the bow-string. 
None of the Eskimo tribes, how- 
ever, which make use of this weapon, 
possess instruments of such character. 
The drum, made of a rude bone hoop 
covered with an elastic skin, was the 
only musical instrument found. Com- 
monly a femur of a walrus or seal is 
used as a drum-stick. ` 
But little is to be said in favor of 
the music of the Itanese. At irregular 
intervals he mercilessly pounds his in- 
strument, moving the upper portion 
of his body to the right and then to 
the left, singing a tune which lazily 
Proceeds with slight gradations upon 
a slightly varying key-note., 
The following may give some idea of the character of this 
song : 
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Fig. 21. 
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