. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. A water-carrier made from a Giant Whelk (Megalatr actus aruanus), WeUesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria. In grasping the carrier the thumb fits into the hole shown in the illustration. From the Fly River in New Guinea the missionary Chalmers collected a trumpet made from the giant whelk (31 egalatr actus aruanus). This shell was also employed as a water carrier as shown in the accompanying photograph. Tn old Fiji, a more elaborate trumpet was made from the giant frog-shell {Bursa bubo). A strap of thick coir rope was fastened to the anterior e
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. A water-carrier made from a Giant Whelk (Megalatr actus aruanus), WeUesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria. In grasping the carrier the thumb fits into the hole shown in the illustration. From the Fly River in New Guinea the missionary Chalmers collected a trumpet made from the giant whelk (31 egalatr actus aruanus). This shell was also employed as a water carrier as shown in the accompanying photograph. Tn old Fiji, a more elaborate trumpet was made from the giant frog-shell {Bursa bubo). A strap of thick coir rope was fastened to the anterior end and served as a handle for the trum- peter when grasping his instrument and also to hang it up on the wall when not. I'lioti T. Wliitelearge. A trumpet made from the Helmet Shell (Cassis cornuta), Funafuti, Central Pacific. Photo.—G. C. Cluttou. in use. The apex was l)roken off for a mouth piece and a second small hole was cut near the natural aperture. The bugler varied the notes of his call by stopping the small hole with his finger as in blowing a fiute. A smaller whelk {Fasciolaria filamen- tosa) was made into a shell trumpet by the Papuans of Collingwood Bay. An unusual pattern of trumpet was made from the helmet shell {Cassis cor- nuta), which was perhaps used only when the large elongate conchs were not available. A helmet trumpet, which I obtained at Funafuti in the Central Pacific, is shown in an accompanying il- lustration. The shell is about ten inches long and the mouthpiece is cut in the centre of the spire. It was employed to assemble the villagers to a trial or other public Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Australian Museum; Australian Museum. Sydney, Australian Museum
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