Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . rekept up beside them.^ M. Borie adds, that the favourite instrumentamong the Mantra women was a sort of guitar called kranti, and which, in practised hands, gave forthsweet and varied music. They also play the (Malay)violin.^ But no account of the musical instruments of theMantra would be complete without some mention ofthe ingenious yEolian bamboos, already mentionedin the account of the Besisi. On this point says, that the month of January was the one ^ J. I. A, vol. i. pp. 260, 261. ^ Misc. Ess. rel. liido-China, sec. 2 Borie (Ir. Bourien), pp.
Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula . rekept up beside them.^ M. Borie adds, that the favourite instrumentamong the Mantra women was a sort of guitar called kranti, and which, in practised hands, gave forthsweet and varied music. They also play the (Malay)violin.^ But no account of the musical instruments of theMantra would be complete without some mention ofthe ingenious yEolian bamboos, already mentionedin the account of the Besisi. On this point says, that the month of January was the one ^ J. I. A, vol. i. pp. 260, 261. ^ Misc. Ess. rel. liido-China, sec. 2 Borie (Ir. Bourien), pp. 79, 80. sen vol. i. p. 294. S/. ea t Collection. Model made roR mk kv a Besisi Chief to the Songs, and in that respect perhaps unique, representing the pursuit of game (hornbills, pigeons,monkeys, etc.), by Besisi with the blowpipe. The man on the right is supposed to beusing the blowpipe, and the man on the left to be climbing ;i tree after a wounded bird ormonkey. (See Besisi Songs, pp. 147 el seq.) Pol. //. />. 170. Group of Abukigines with Fiddles, Chabau, Malacca. Tlie man in the centre is the Malay Peiighulu of the village.
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