578 WHISTLES. — THE KETSL — UMBRELLA OF FEATHERS. 
in this and in many other things, as a matter of mere curiosity, but 
not of interest. 
They frequently wear suspended from their necklace, a whistle ; 
either of ivory, as the second of these figures ; or of wood, as that on 
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the left, the string of which is decorated with iron beads. They 
are sounded in the same manner as the reed-pipe *, and give a shrill 
tone, well suited for the purpose of making signals to persons at a 
distance : they were said to be used also on their elephant-hunts. In 
short, whatever article is of frequent use and of light weight, is fastened 
to the neck. 
The ketsi (kaitsi) or bag, hangs by a long cord across one shoulder, 
and is usually taken with them when they leave home, or go on a 
journey : in this they carry any thing which cannot conveniently be 
slung about the neck ; and as it hangs as low as the hip, and some- 
times much lower, it is virtually the same as a pocket. 
• Which has been already described at page 410, 
