Inventory | Ethnography | Raganella
- Common name
- Raganella
- Material
- wood
Description
The tree frog was a ritual object used during Holy Week. It had a cylindrical handle with a toothed spool. By swiping a wooden foil against the teeth of the reel, it produced a screeching noise. It was gripped and operated with a counterclockwise circular motion.
Use
- Areas of use
- liturgical and ritual activities
- Specific use
- ritual object
Preserved specimen
The cylindrical handle for the pivot molded part is inserted into a toothed spool. Attached to the sides of the spool is a rectangular frame, in which at the opposite end is nailed a flexible wooden foil, , creeping against the teeth of the roller, produced noise
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00513
