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made of various sizes, hollowed out of the trunk of a tree, and gaily 
decorated with shells and beads and charms ; they are usually beer- 
barrel in shape, and are generally played only on one end, either 
with the hands or with drumsticks. The drum may only be beaten 
as a signal for war and during its continuance, or on festive occa- 
sions. A fine follows disregard of these rules. Trumpets or horns 
are made out of antelope horns or bottle gourds. The flutes are 
constructed out of reeds. Some of the people also use a lyre made of 
five strings, which are arranged either projecting perpendicularly 
upwards from a gourd which serves as a sounding-board, or stretched 
over a board upon two bridges shaped like a harmonicon. As I am 
not musical, I cannot say much about the native tunes, but some of 
them seemed to be melodious ; the choruses, accompanied by drums, 
horns, and flutes, are weird in the extreme. Baker considers that 
their music is a monotonous repetition of the three notes — h. c, d. 
Hunting . — The only information I have respecting this subject is 
gained from Emin Pasha. He says that hunting-parties often take 
place. When they are arranged privately those that take part in 
them choose the leader from among themselves, but when they are 
set on foot by a district chief he appoints the leader. The man who 
throws the first spear at an animal receives the forefoot if it is 
killed. The division of the booty is effected by general agreement. 
If game is wounded and runs on to the ground belonging to another 
man and dies there, the owner of the land receives the right fore- 
foot. If a leopard or lion is killed near the king’s dwelling the 
whole animal is carried to him, but if the distance is too great the 
skin alone is sent. One tusk of all elephants slain belongs by right 
to the king ; the other may be kept by the hunter, but the king 
usually gives him a girl in exchange. The Wanyoro are not nearly 
such keen or brave hunters as the Waganda. Snares and pitfalls 
are sometimes employed to capture game ; there is nothing distinc- 
tive in their construction. In fishing, the Wanyoro employ the 
hook and line, the spear, stationary nets and wicker-work basket 
traps ; the latter are usually circular in character, and are of the 
shape of a hock bottle. The entrance to the trap is at the broad 
end, and is so arranged that fish swimming in cannot escape, for the 
bars forming the base will only open inwards. 
Weapons . — The weapons employed by the Wanyoro are not 
