The double flute - svirala
Žegar, the 1st half of the 20th century
wood
turning, drilling, carving
length = 38,7 cm
width of the upper side = 4 cm
width of the lower side = 5,5 cm
distance from the side to the bottom of the instrument = 35,2 cm
distance from the side to the first finger-hole = 23,5 cm
distance between the finger-holes = 2,8 cm
Soundtrack: Stjepan Večković playing the described instrument from the museum collection
Et 10423
The Collection of Musical Instruments
The double flute, a twin-bore labial monoxyle flute, crafted from one block of wood. It is richly ornamented with carvings and drillings, and the holes are arranged 4:3. The ornament is geometrical (ringlets and dots) and herbal (flower).
