Osam preslica iz Drniša, iz fundusa Etnografskog muzeja u Splitu, dio su zbirke drvorezbarenih predmeta s područja dalmatinskog zaleđa. One pripadaju lopatastome i kopljastome tipu preslica s karakterističnim oblicima vrhova koji podsjećaju na neke arhitektonske forme (zvonici na preslicu, kule). Pojedini geometrijski motivi poznati su još iz prapovijesnog doba, te su široko rasprostranjeni na arheološkome, ali i na recentnome etnografskom materijalu (tekstil). Na preslicama iz Drniša oni su interpretirani u složenijim ornamentalnim cjelinama koje, uz moguće simboličke konotacije, upućuju na pretpostavku o osnovnoj koncepciji kružnoga komponiranja ukrasa, te o magijskome apotropejskome značenju kruga.Eight carved distaffs from Drniš from the Ethnographic Museum in Split belong to the collection of wood-carved objects from the Dalmatian hinterland. They belong to the shovel-shaped and spear-shaped type of distaffs that later developed perhaps from a simple branched-off type. The shapes of its upper part, as surfaces with indented edges perforated and with a dominant ending resemble some architectural shapes (distaff-like belfries, towers). Certain geometrical motifs (dog\u27s leap, double hook, swastika, rosetta) were known already in pre-History and were widely applied not only on archeological, but also on recent ethnographic material (textile). On the distaffs from Drniš they are interpreted in various ways and in more complex ornamental compositions. Analysis of ornaments and possible symbolical connotations suggest a basic circular concept of ornament disposition and a magical apotropaic meaning of the circle. Made mostly at the beginning of the 20th century of a nearly standardized design, distaffs from Drniš belong to the final phase of traditional wood-carving in this region
