The double flute - njakara
Marin Žuvela
Vela Luka, Korčula, the 2nd half of the 19th century
wood
cutting, turning, drilling, pricking, carving
length = 25,5 cm
width of the upper side = 4,5 cm
width of the lower side = 4,4 cm
distance from the side to the bottom of the instrument = 23,5 cm
distance from the side to the first finger-hole = 13,1 cm
distance between the finger-holes = 1,2 - 1,5 cm
Soundtrack: Stjepan Večković playing the described instrument from the museum collection
Et 10601
The Collection of Musical Instruments
The double flute njakara, a twin-bore labial flute, crafted from one block of wood. Each pipe has its own reed and holes drilled according to 4:3 arrangement. It is richly ornamented in herbal and geometrical motifs.
sekundarna/fonoteka/2017/az-7_dvojnice,_njakara_(vela_luka,_korcula)/10 - dvojnice, njakara (vela luka, korčula) - 10601.mp3
The ornaments on this instrument are vine and grapes. The makers name is carved on the instrument: MARIN ŽUVELA, as well as the location on the back side - VELA LUKA. The vine variety which was used to craft this instrument is etched on the front side: ZELENIKA.
