. Musical instruments . one to the shortest tubes ; 64 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. but sufficient evidence remains to show that the intervalswere purposely arranged according to the pcntatonic interesting relic was brought to light from a tomb at huayra-puhura (Fig. 19), likewise still yieldingsounds, was discovered placed over a corpse in a Peruviantomb, and was procured l:)y the French general, instrument is made of soapstone, and contains eightpipes. It now belongs to the Rev. Canon J. H. Rawdon.* Ifni^llll In the Museum may li-ljlLIlL 1 J 1 + be seen a goo
. Musical instruments . one to the shortest tubes ; 64 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. but sufficient evidence remains to show that the intervalswere purposely arranged according to the pcntatonic interesting relic was brought to light from a tomb at huayra-puhura (Fig. 19), likewise still yieldingsounds, was discovered placed over a corpse in a Peruviantomb, and was procured l:)y the French general, instrument is made of soapstone, and contains eightpipes. It now belongs to the Rev. Canon J. H. Rawdon.* Ifni^llll In the Museum may li-ljlLIlL 1 J 1 + be seen a good plaster cast taken from this curious relic. The height is five and three-quarter inches, and its width six and a quarter inches. Four of the tubes have small lateral finger-holes, which, when closed, lower the pitch a semitone. These holes are on the second, fourth, six, and seventh pipe, as shown in the engraving. When the holes are open, the i L a*-r tones are : •/?jrnrt-a^^^tf—I—; and when they are closed :. Fig. 19.—Hlayra-puhira, discoveredin a Peruvian properly of the Rev. Canon Rawdon.
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