Fiji and the Fijians . -boards which are so often found in Polynesia. Nocturnal serenading is practised by companies of men or women. Although most of the Fijians are fond of music, yet their own at-tempts in that direction are very rude. Their musical instruments arethe conch-shell, the nose-flute, the Pandean pipes, a Jews harp made ofa strip of bamboo, a long stick,large and small drums, made ofa log hollowed like a trough, andhaving cross pieces left near theends, and bamboos used for thesame purpose. The shell is thefavourite instrument of the fish-ermen. The long stick belongs tothe danc
Fiji and the Fijians . -boards which are so often found in Polynesia. Nocturnal serenading is practised by companies of men or women. Although most of the Fijians are fond of music, yet their own at-tempts in that direction are very rude. Their musical instruments arethe conch-shell, the nose-flute, the Pandean pipes, a Jews harp made ofa strip of bamboo, a long stick,large and small drums, made ofa log hollowed like a trough, andhaving cross pieces left near theends, and bamboos used for thesame purpose. The shell is thefavourite instrument of the fish-ermen. The long stick belongs tothe dance. Clapping of hands al-ways accompanies singing, whichis invariably in a major key. The dance is undoubtedly the most popular pastime of Fiji. Thesong by which it is regulated is often very dull, and the movementsslow and heavy, consisting of stepping and jumping, mingled with manyinflections of the body and gesticulations with the hands. There isalways a conductor, and, in one or two of their dances, a buffoon is in-. GIUL PLATING ON THE NOSE-FLUTE.
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