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List of Illustrations.
N.B. See from left to right unless mentioned otherwise.
| Plate I. | Stringed instruments played by twanging the strings:— | |
| i. Gourd lute. 2. "Krachappi" lute. 3. "Cha Khe" lute. | ||
| Plate II. | Stringed instruments played by drawing the bow across the strings:— | |
| 1. "Saw Ū" fiddle. 2. Three-stringed fiddle. 3. "Saw Duang" fiddle. | ||
| Plate III. | Instruments of percussion:— | |
| Top row: | 1. "Bandoh" drum. 2. Multiplo castanets (Krap Puang). 3. Single gong ("Khong Mong"). | |
| Second row: | 1. Alto cymbals ("Ching"). 2. Basso cymbals ("Chap"). 3. Two pairs of castanets. | |
| Plate IV. | Instruments of percussion which have evolved from the single gong:— | |
| Above: | Single gong. | |
| Below: | 1. Set of two gongs ("Khong Khū"). 2. Set of three gongs ("Khong Rebeng"). 3. Set of gongs ("Khong Vong"). | |
| Plate V. | Instruments of percussion which have evolved from the castanets:— | |
| Top row: | 1. Alto xylophone ("Ranāt Ek")⟨.⟩ 2. Basso xylophone ("Ranāt Thum"). | |
| Second row: | 1. Brass carillon ("Ranāt Ek Thong"). 2. Iron carillon ("Ranāt Thum Lek"). | |
| Plate VI. | Instruments of percussion whose faces are covered with skin:— | |
| 1. "Thon" or "Thapon". 2. Javanese tom-tom. ("Klong Khek"). 3. "Song Nā" ("Two-faced" drum). 4. Malay tom-tom ("Klong Malayū"). 5. "Thap" or "Thon" (long bodied drum with one face). 6. "Thut" drum ("Klong Thut"). 7. "Rammanā" (Shallow | ||
