Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ng to the shoulder is about four feet in length, and one inwidth It is played with the fingers, like the Indian tom-tom. Thedrums used at the new-moon reception are of the same shape, but verymuch larger. The war-drum is beaten by women. At its sound themen rush to arms, and repair to their several quarters. There are alsoseveral stringed instruments. One of these, which Captain Grant de- W
Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc .. . ng to the shoulder is about four feet in length, and one inwidth It is played with the fingers, like the Indian tom-tom. Thedrums used at the new-moon reception are of the same shape, but verymuch larger. The war-drum is beaten by women. At its sound themen rush to arms, and repair to their several quarters. There are alsoseveral stringed instruments. One of these, which Captain Grant de- WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES. 56» scribes, was played by an old woman; it had seven notes, six of whichwere a perfect scale. Another, which had three strings, was played by aman: they were a full, harmonious chord. A third instrument calledthe nanga, formed of dark wood, in the shape of a tray, had threecrosses in the bottom, and was laced with one string, seven or eight times,.over bridges at either end. The prince sent the best player to be found to entertain his man entered, dressed in the usual Wanyambo costume, looking awild, excited creature. After resting his spear against the roof of PECULIAR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. hut, he took a nanga from under his arm and began playing, his wildyet gentle music Avith words, attracting a number of admirers. It wasabout a favorite dog, and for days afterwards the people sang that dogsong. They have two wind instruments, one resembling a flageolet, andanother a bugle. The latter is composed of several pieces of gourd, fittedone into another, in telescope fashion, and is covered with cow-skin. Rumanikas band was composed of sixteen men, fourteen of whom hacjbugles, and the other two hand-drums. On the march they form inthree ranks, the drummers being in the rear, swaying their bodies in time ^70 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. to the music, while the leader advances with a curiously active step,touching the ground alternately with each kn
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