The origins of the whistle are very old flutes and whistles made from long bones of birds and mammals are known specially drilled from the Upper Palaeolithic and whistles as well known are derived from globular fruit stones and shells, molluscs from the skull of birds.
In Italy the production of terracotta whistles of Medieval and Renaissance is characterized by a rich iconographic repertoire that often offers animal figures. Very common are bird-shaped whistles globular tail which makes up the spout, while the cavity resonator, in addition to the embouchure hole, often have one or two holes for the digital modulation of sound. The globular
whistles, along with those for water, where the ripple caused by the air blown into the cavity filled with water emits a sound similar to the direction of the birds were probably used as decoys for hunting and for the sound issued were called cuckoo, nightingale, Rossignol. The iconographic often draws on the theme of birds, a subject which assumes significance in the field of folk propitious connected to the spring season of courtship song of birds, fertility, rebirth. A Matera
there is still a rich artistic production of whistles, water and non called "frischitti" or "cuckoo", which is highly sought souvenirs can be purchased in many shops scattered around the Sassi, where you can assist in all stages of production, from modeling in clay, to cooking, to coloring. The craftsmen gladly tell the story of the cuckoo, their value superstitious, who wanted the chimney-walled vulnerable point of contact with the outside-or places on the cribs of babies not baptized again to ward off evil spirits. Male children were receiving it in a gift at an early age as a wish for future happiness. The main opportunity to purchase was represented by Easter Monday or, in the month of May during the feast of Our Lady of like them, when the kilns led, in the most frequenatati in those days, baskets overflowing with colorful whistles, which were shaped and decorated using lime to the bottom and colored earth to the finish . Another tradition says the whistle as a token of love given by her beloved fiance, the "cuckoo" to measure the size of the passion, as it was decorated with flowers, fruit and other birds, was the largest and most powerful promise of love.
In Italy the production of terracotta whistles of Medieval and Renaissance is characterized by a rich iconographic repertoire that often offers animal figures. Very common are bird-shaped whistles globular tail which makes up the spout, while the cavity resonator, in addition to the embouchure hole, often have one or two holes for the digital modulation of sound. The globular
whistles, along with those for water, where the ripple caused by the air blown into the cavity filled with water emits a sound similar to the direction of the birds were probably used as decoys for hunting and for the sound issued were called cuckoo, nightingale, Rossignol. The iconographic often draws on the theme of birds, a subject which assumes significance in the field of folk propitious connected to the spring season of courtship song of birds, fertility, rebirth. A Matera
there is still a rich artistic production of whistles, water and non called "frischitti" or "cuckoo", which is highly sought souvenirs can be purchased in many shops scattered around the Sassi, where you can assist in all stages of production, from modeling in clay, to cooking, to coloring. The craftsmen gladly tell the story of the cuckoo, their value superstitious, who wanted the chimney-walled vulnerable point of contact with the outside-or places on the cribs of babies not baptized again to ward off evil spirits. Male children were receiving it in a gift at an early age as a wish for future happiness. The main opportunity to purchase was represented by Easter Monday or, in the month of May during the feast of Our Lady of like them, when the kilns led, in the most frequenatati in those days, baskets overflowing with colorful whistles, which were shaped and decorated using lime to the bottom and colored earth to the finish . Another tradition says the whistle as a token of love given by her beloved fiance, the "cuckoo" to measure the size of the passion, as it was decorated with flowers, fruit and other birds, was the largest and most powerful promise of love.
PS The cuckoo in the picture are handmade by potter Maria Bruna in Matera Festival.
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