. Land and peoples of the Kasai; being a narrative of a two years' journey among the cannibals of the equatorial forest and other savage tribes of the south-western Congo . UP THE KWILU RIVER 255 played with the mouth are used by the boys, but thegirls perform upon a flute which is played by the to say this latter flute does not produce muchmelody. The other curious instrument, and one which isfound among several of the peoples visited, is the frictiondrum. This consists of a cylinder of wood covered atone end with leather; through this leather is passed astick running through th
. Land and peoples of the Kasai; being a narrative of a two years' journey among the cannibals of the equatorial forest and other savage tribes of the south-western Congo . UP THE KWILU RIVER 255 played with the mouth are used by the boys, but thegirls perform upon a flute which is played by the to say this latter flute does not produce muchmelody. The other curious instrument, and one which isfound among several of the peoples visited, is the frictiondrum. This consists of a cylinder of wood covered atone end with leather; through this leather is passed astick running through the wooden cylinder, so fastenedthat it can be moved an inch or two, to and fro throughthe leather. Having heated the membrane of the drumto draw it tight, the stick is vigorously rubbed with wetleaves and it produces a weird growling noise which canbe heard at a great distance, and which has earned forthe friction drum among some tribes the title of thevillage leopard. Torday has placed specimens of thisinstrument, collected in various localities, and also of thenose flute in the British Museum. Like their cousins from Luano the Bambala aroundKikwit are very peaceabl
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