Original scientific paper
Ivan Žuvela Šabo and His Etnographic Record from 1892
Tonko Barčot
; Arhivski-sabirni centar Korčula-Lastovo
Abstract
This text reveals the identity of the hitherto unknown author one of the oldest known ethnographic record from the island of Korčula. The manuscript titled “Narodne pjesme junačke i žetelačke” (Folk Songs of Heroes and Harvesters) dates back to 1892 and is preserved in the Archive of the Ethnology Division at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Zagreb. Although the author of the manuscript is signed as “Ivan Žuvela, legal scholar,” his precise identification has remained elusive, with incorrect assumptions and even speculation about a possible pseudonym. Through research of available sources and newspaper records, it has now been conclusively determined that the author is indeed Ivan Žuvela from Vela Luka, a member of the Šabo family, and a law student who passed away at the age of 23, just a year after creating this manuscript. In addition to introducing the author, this text provides a detailed exploration of the manuscript and its exceptional significance for studying the everyday life of the past, particularly the harvesting customs on the western part of the island of Korčula.
Keywords
Ivan Žuvela Šabo; Vela Luka; ethnography; folk songs of heroes and harvesters; 19th century
Hrčak ID:
314812
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2023.
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