Note 44 — PREFACE. (continued 7)

Drum dance. The drum is made of coconut [wood] covered on top with shark skin;44 a coconut shell is also used. The drum is held in one hand and the coconut shell in the other, the latter having been plaited with cords, the opening covered with kala (fish) skin. Here is the mode of dancing. First, the pupil is dressed with a loin-cloth, which makes her look chubby; a wreath rests on the head, and clasps are fastened at the ankles. Dog teeth and hog teeth (called hulili) encircle the hands, with ivory at the neck. The pupil then sings as she appears before the teacher and the substitutes: