. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 166 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE. (C. lampas) made an effective trumpet. Probably in prehistoric times its use was general throughout the Meditei'- ranean area. The sound which it pro- duced has been compared to the bray- ing of an ass. A century ago, at Nice, Verany relates, disapproval of the mar- riages of unpopular or ill-assorted couples was expressed by a deafening serenade of lampas trumpets. This is the shell which in groups of statuary the impish dolphin riders hold to their A water-carrier made from a Giant Whelk (Megalatr
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. 166 THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE. (C. lampas) made an effective trumpet. Probably in prehistoric times its use was general throughout the Meditei'- ranean area. The sound which it pro- duced has been compared to the bray- ing of an ass. A century ago, at Nice, Verany relates, disapproval of the mar- riages of unpopular or ill-assorted couples was expressed by a deafening serenade of lampas trumpets. This is the shell which in groups of statuary the impish dolphin riders hold to their 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. 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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