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Strakašu / Strakkašu (m)

(with) definite article: su
(the) ?

carrier-bag, &c. for transport and storage of an instrument

Identical types: 4

Oblong cylindrical sheath with shoulder strap, for storage/transport of several (usually 7-8) Kuntsertus; In the course of 40 years (ca. 1920s-1960s) substituted by the shorter Astučča.

Made of firm leather.

Coritone, Cracasciu / Craccasciu, Stracasciu, Straccasciu


Sources

Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.19, 144 (note 6: Strakašu).

Paulis, Giulio: I Romani e le launeddas. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.225 (Strakkašu).