Clapper - kleparnica
Vrbnik, island of Krk, the 1st half of the 20th century
wood
cutting, drilling, insertion
length of the stick = 21 cm
base = 10,4 x 21 cm
Soundtrack: Jana Osmak, playing the described instrument from the museum collection
Et 5858
The Collection of Musical Instruments
There is a carved small wooden plate on the wooden hand-carved handle. When the instrument is moved the hammer-like upper part hits the wooden plate. The clapper rattle was used at the end of the afternoon mass on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
sekundarna/fonoteka/2019/az-52_klepetaljka_-_kleparnica/5858_klepetaljka_kleparnica_vrbnik.mp3
The rattle-like instruments (čegrtaljka, klepetaljka, small bell) were used as essential instruments during the Holy week (from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday) in most parts of Croatia. They were used instead of church bells. Church bells were silenced - tied during this period, so these instruments became something like a symbol of the Holy week. The rattle instruments were used instead of bells to announce church ceremonies.
