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THE LAKE REGI0XS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. 



gourd, open below; on the upper part, fastened by 

 strings that pass through drilled holes, is a conical 

 piece of gourd, cleft longitudinally to admit the arm or 

 handle, which projects at a right angle. The arm is 

 made of light wood, from 18 inches to 2 feet in length; 

 the left-hand extremity has three frets formed by two 

 notches, with intervals, and thus the total range is of 

 six notes. A single string, made of " mondo," the 



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1. Paddle in East Africa. 2. The Sange or Gourd. 3. Bellows. 4. Dram. 



5. Stool. 6. The Zeze (guitar). 7. The D'hete, or Kidete.. 



fibre of the mwale or raphia-palm, is tied to a knob of 

 wood projecting from the dexter extremity of the 

 handle, thence it passes over a bridge of bent quill, 

 which for tuning is raised or depressed, and lastly it is 

 secured round another knob at the end beyond the 

 frets. Sometimes, to form a bass or drone, a second 



