The rattle - škrabutionica
Jelsa, island of Hvar, the beginning of the 20th century
wood
cutting
length = 19 cm
length of the stick = 16 cm
widht of the wooden plate (feather) = 1,6 cm
Soundtrack: Jana Osmak, playing the described instrument from the museum collection
Et 10645
The Collection of Musical Instruments
The small rattle is bluntly carved from wood using the wood carving technique.
sekundarna/fonoteka/2019/az-54_cegrtaljka_-_skrabutionica/10645_cegrtaljka - skrabutionica_jelsa.mp3
The rattle was made and used by children. When the children did not play with it, it was used as a rattle at Easter to announce church ceremonies during the Holy week.
