Note 66 — CONTENTS. (continued 5)

These drums were hollowed sections of a coconut tree or log, over the top end of which was drawn the shark, or kala skin, for sound by tapping with the fingers, not beaten with sticks. These were of various sizes for use in sitting, kneeling, or standing position, the drums standing upright, with perforations around the lower half which served the double purpose of emitting sound, and means of stretching the fish-skin drumhead. ↑