Identifier: islandsoftiticac00band (find matches)
Title: The islands of Titicaca and Koati, illustrated
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914
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Publisher: New York, Hispanic Society of America
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mallest to the largest,and from the most ancient type, similar to the tambourine,to the military drum, big and small. The Pan-flute, calledin its tiniest form kena-kena, and in its tallest (nearlyof the size of a full grown man) zampona, is mostnumerously represented. Nearly every Indian carries aclarinet-like instrument or a fife as his constant companionwhen traveling.^^^ These instruments, on a great feast-day, are represented by hundreds, and each group of play-ers blows and beats as hard as possible, regardless ofharmony with the tune executed by their next neighbors. The second day of February was the great day of thefestival. At daybreak hosts of dancers poured into thesquare, and the fifes, kenas, zampoiias, and drums made adeafening noise. The members of each group first knelt onthe steps at the entrance of the churchyard and then filedinto church, taking off their head-gears. Upon returning to Plate XXV1. Ground-plan of Ciriapata. 2. Small houses (probably luca) at Ciriapata
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THE INDIANS OF THE ISLAND OF TITICACA 113 the square, they began their noisy performances at the cor-ners and in the center. The following groups of costumeddancers made their appearance: (1) The Kena-kena, orKenaicho. These were the most numerous, and all able-bodied young men. With them came a number of womenand girls. The costume of the men is striking: A shortjacket of cloth, black or brown or gray (the latter hue pre-dominating), cut square above the waist and mostly withbraids across the breast; the usual breeches, and beneaththem often drawers with common white lace. All wear overthe jacket a tiger- (jaguar-)skin in the form of a cuirass.Many of them also carry a broad band like a talbart of red,green and yellow parrot-plumes, and on the head a narrow-brimmed black hat of felt or plush, surmounted by an archof plumes. From the band of this hat dangles, down theback, a train of tinsel, ribbons, and small mirrors. Nearlyevery Kena plays his fife, never the Pan-flute, and manyhave

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