This is made of a piece of wood to which a wooden flap is added on either side and attached onto a wooden pivot. Holding it from the top handle insert and rotating the wrist causes the flaps to clap against the central piece of wood.
This is a replica of instruments found in Maltese churches - some dating back to the 18th century.
Similar instruments are to be found in the Cathedral of Mdina, in the Carmelite Friary, Mdina, Church of St Paul and Ta' Ġiezu in Rabat, Żabbar, Siġġiewi parish churches, Għarb parish Gozo, the Franciscans in Rabat Gozo.... In Italian it is known as 'Tabella' and similar instruments are found in southern Italy and Sicily.
This is a replica of instruments found in Maltese churches - some dating back to the 18th century.
Similar instruments are to be found in the Cathedral of Mdina, in the Carmelite Friary, Mdina, Church of St Paul and Ta' Ġiezu in Rabat, Żabbar, Siġġiewi parish churches, Għarb parish Gozo, the Franciscans in Rabat Gozo.... In Italian it is known as 'Tabella' and similar instruments are found in southern Italy and Sicily.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2007-04-04/news/grinding-judas-bones-1-171593/
Iċ-Ċuqlajti għandhom storja twila u antika ħafna. Sa miż-żmien bikri, kienu jitqiesu li jkeċċu x-xjaten bil-ħoss tagħhom. Fil-medjuevu daħlu fil-knejjes fil-Ġimgħa Mqaddsa meta il-qniepen tal-knisja (barra u ġewwa) ma kenux jindaqqu iżjed bħala sinjal ta' rispett lejn Ġesu msallab, u flokhom bdew jintużaw strumenti tal-injam - li sar simbolu tas-salib.
Din l-għamla ta' ċuqlajta li kienet tintuża ġewwa l-knisja flok qanpiena żgħira tal-idejn, hija magħmula minn injam biss u ma jintużawx imsiemer - la tal-injam u inqas u inqas tal-ħadid.
Ara Campus FM, Rittmi Mlewna,
Intervista ta' Silvio John Camilleri, 22.31-33.52
Anna Borg Cardona Musical Instruments of the Maltese Islands - History, Folkways and Traditions (Malta: FPM 2014)
