. Bulletin. Ethnology. ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF GUIANA INDIANS 89 of course, free room for escape, too much, in fact, whence it is ac- cordingly hmited by a segment left in situ or by the insertion of an artificial wax diaphragm, the three ventholes being perforated below such segment or diaphragm. This diaphragm has either a single large central perforation or (JO) occasionally (Taruma) a small central one a \Z3L isn FiGUBE 83.—Bamboo flutes of the Oyana (after De Ooeje). (Sec. 560.) a, The taloeloe- pan. 6, Nose flute surrounded by four others. In both cases there is the usual nick on the upper
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF GUIANA INDIANS 89 of course, free room for escape, too much, in fact, whence it is ac- cordingly hmited by a segment left in situ or by the insertion of an artificial wax diaphragm, the three ventholes being perforated below such segment or diaphragm. This diaphragm has either a single large central perforation or (JO) occasionally (Taruma) a small central one a \Z3L isn FiGUBE 83.—Bamboo flutes of the Oyana (after De Ooeje). (Sec. 560.) a, The taloeloe- pan. 6, Nose flute surrounded by four others. In both cases there is the usual nick on the upper edge of the mouthpiece. The scarifying of the pattern is far from being an easy undertaking, the operator having to place his mouth in close proximity to the glowing end of vine rope over that particular portion of surface that he wishes to char. Bamboo flageolets also come from the Trio and Oyana. (GOE, pi. vii, fig. 9.) The three ventholes of the open or tail variety are operated by the left. Figure 84.—Method of playing the flageolet. (Sec. 563) index, right index, and middle fingers. (Fig. 84.) The distally closed variety has four ventholes. 564. At end oj section add: The lower end is always open. 566. At end of section add: With the Oyana and Trio panpipes are used in conjunction with a tortoise shell. (Sec. 582.) The latter is smeared with balata over the. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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