The flute with čulo - šaltva
Tovarnik, Srijem, the middle of the 19th century
wood
cutting, turning, drilling
length = 136 cm
distance between the finger-holes = cca 2,5 cm
Soundtrack: Stjepan Večković playing the described instrument from the museum collection
POH-442/1920
The Collection of Musical instruments by Franjo Ksaver Kuhač
The flute with čulo is a long flute made of wood. It has six holes for playing, and a hole for octave on the bottom part. When played, the player puts it on the ground and inbreaths the air from the other side. This flute is usually made and played by shepherds.
The flute was given to Kuhač in 1875 by Mr Bogetić, who was the chaplain in Stari Jankovac.
“Playing the flute is such a widely present skill in our people that they are suprised when a gentleman or a foreigner do not possess this skill.” (Kuhač 1877: 12)
