Kurent stick, or club. Made of a thick branch of wood, slightly curved along its length, blunt at each end. A leather thong passes through a hole at grip end, and a hedgehog pelt with quills and a small amount of fur is attached to head. A meal hook is screwed into head at tip.

• Cultural Context

  Kurent costume stick, used with costume pieces 3272/1-3.

• History Of Use

  Kurentovanje is one of Slovenia's most ethnologically significant carnival events. The 10-day rite of spring and fertility is celebrated on Shrove Sunday in Ptuj. Its main figure, known as Kurent, was seen as an extravagant god of unrestrained pleasure and hedonism in early Slavic customs. In today's festival, groups of kurents, or kurenti, wear sheepskin garments while holding wooden clubs with hedgehog skins attached, called ježevke, the noise of which is believed to chase away winter.

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• Type of Item stick
• Culture Slovenian
• Material wood, hedgehog skin, skin, metal
• Measurements height 86.0 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 7.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Gorazd Zmavc
• Received from Gorazd Zmavc

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• Made in Ptuj

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• Creation Date during 1990
• Ownership Date before October 19, 2017
• Acquisition Date on October 19, 2017

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• Condition good
• Current Location Case 97
• Accession Number 3272/0004