Sound type
Human
Human event
Instrument
Instrument type
by Hornbostel-Sachs classification
11 Struck Idiophones
Number of instruments
Instrument name in the source
"Gonnella armonica"
Musical traditions
Interpretative hypothesis
The harmonic skirt mentioned by Miani in his diary entry was probably composed of rattles similar to those in his ethnographic collection, given the length and diameter of the iron pendants.

Musical content

Image
Rattles, Venice, Museo di Storia Naturale “Giancarlo Ligabue”, Miani collection, MSNVE-6989.
Image
Rattles, Venice, Museo di Storia Naturale “Giancarlo Ligabue”, Miani collection, MSNVE-6990.
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Instrument > 11 Struck Idiophones > "Gonnella armonica"" (Sound), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 04.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.48

This work is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0