Labin Town Museum

oko/intorno/around 1900

Wood, Woodturning

The instrument has six finger-holes. There is one vent-hole on the pipe drilled through on both sides, and the other vent-hole on the bell. Sopela is completely handmade. On the bottom of the chanter, there is a space made for positioning the thumb. The pirouette belongs for sure to another sopela from the collection- The bell is damaged. The chanter and the bell are handmade decorated with carved geometrical motifs.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. The pipe has two vent-holes and one of them is drilled through the pipe on both sides. The other hole has been made and closed later. There is also one vent-hole on the bell. There are two metallic rings on the chanter and one on the bell. The bell of the sopela is cracked. Circular grooves were made on the pipe for metallic rings that are missing. The bell has a vent-hole. The sopela is decorated with ridges, grooves and parallel rings made on a lathe. The pirouette, the reeds and the wooden stop are missing.

Anton Peteh
, Petešljari (Žminj)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. The pipe has two vent-holes. There are also two vent-holes on the bell. One of them was made and closed later. The chanter of the instruments belongs to small sopela and the bell to the great sopela. That means that a part of the chanter was modificated, in order to fit in the bell. The chanter is decorated with parallel rings made on a lathe and the bell In addition has circular carved jagged decorations. Most probably, the pirouette belongs another instrument from the collection, precisely, to the handmade small sopela (Inv. Num. 6/3).

Nada Stepčić
1970. (donacija/donazione/donation)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has five finger-holes. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. There is another vent-hole on the fontanelle that has been added later. The instrument is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings. The instrument is slightly damaged. On the chanter there are two metallic rings. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has six finger-holes. Besides, there is another smaller hole, drilled through the pipe on both sides, distant from the last finger-hole 27 mm. It is not clear if this hole has a function of a vent-hole or of a finger-hole. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. The fontanelle is decorated with parallel decorative rings and with a carved figure of a human face. The instrument is slightly damaged and reinforced with the iron wire. Same the bell. The bell is decorated with carved motifs. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Ivan Fonović-Zlatela
oko/intorno/around 1900 , Lazarići (Kršan)

Wood, Woodturning, Hand made

The instrument has seven finger-holes. Third and seventh have been closed later. The seventh finger-hole was also probably made afterwards. It is possible that each finger-hole was slightly enlarged. There is one vent-hole on the fontanelle and another one on the bell, drilled through the pipe on both sides. The fontanelle is decorated with three dots made with an incandescent wire and with parallel decorative rings. The bell is decorated with carved motifs. The pirouette, reed and the wooden stop are missing.

Rino Jurašić
1961.

Wood, Sallow, Hand made

The instrument has four finger-holes on the right pipe and three on the left. The thumb hole is on the right pipe, slightly upper from the first hole. At the top and on the bottom of the instrument there are geometric decorations made by an incandescent wire. On the back of the instrument there is a letter B, carved in the wood.

Đulio Hrvatin
1966.

Wood, Hand made

The instrument has four finger-holes on the right pipe and three on the left. The thumb hole is on the right pipe, slightly upper from the first hole. At the top and on the bottom of the instrument there are geometric decorations made by an incandescent wire.