Šija (f)
Literally: "nape"; Eye at the back of the chanter; Tied through it is a (usually leather) string, the other end of which is tied to the Šija of the Kvaka, preventing this from falling; From it, also dangles a Kvačak; Podravska [Drava] region (Bilogora mountain region; Bjelovar-Križevci area (Veliki Raven; Ždralovi)).
Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.199, 202/* (»Križan), 209, 243.
Gojković, Andrijana: Narodni muzički instrumenti [Folk musical instruments]. Beograd, 1979 (4 [without source] & 5: »Lovrenčević [86]).