Burma . Here ashrine is erected, consisting of a miniature hut,upon which a rude carving of a bird alwaysfigures. This symbolizes a mythical creature which conveys the spirit over rivers and chasms on its wanderings. For some time after a death, cotton threads are stretched beside the footbridges for the spirit to pass by on, without meeting the living. A shrine similar to that at the ayodaimg is made at a place where two roads cross, and at each shrine the clothing of the deceased, and sometimes new clothing and utensils, are dedicated. It is at funerals that the dreary Karen music is chiefly
Burma . Here ashrine is erected, consisting of a miniature hut,upon which a rude carving of a bird alwaysfigures. This symbolizes a mythical creature which conveys the spirit over rivers and chasms on its wanderings. For some time after a death, cotton threads are stretched beside the footbridges for the spirit to pass by on, without meeting the living. A shrine similar to that at the ayodaimg is made at a place where two roads cross, and at each shrine the clothing of the deceased, and sometimes new clothing and utensils, are dedicated. It is at funerals that the dreary Karen music is chiefly heard. The tones are very widely contrasted. The dirge is accompanied by the notes of the pdzi, a great drum of bronze, cast in the Shan country, in a single piece, though the metal is only the eighth of an inch thick. The pdzi is struck on the end with a padded hammer for the deep fundamental tone, and flicked on the side with a stick to bring out harmonics an octave or two higher. The Karenni, or RedX. 347. DECOY-COCK IN THE CIRCLE OF SNARES. 154 BURMA
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