Clappers Item Number: A7821 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Brown wood clapper painted with face designs carved on both sides. One face has black circle in circle eyes with a vertical white line for the pupils and black brows above. The open oval mouth shows eight white teeth. Above the mouth, there is a wide, truncated, black triangular-like shape with white dots. On top, there is a white spotted green frog that has its front right leg in between the face's eyes, its back right leg just along the outer circle of the face's eye, its back left leg in the middle of the face's wide truncated, black triangular-like shape, and its front left leg just above the face's cheek. Along the top and the bottom of the face, there is a pair of wide, red split u's. The other face is similar but instead it has a wide, truncated, white triangular-like shape with black dots and black teeth with no frog on top.
History Of Use
Used by Mitlha dancer.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Narrative
Said to have been collected by B. H. Weare, c. 1900.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1900
- Collected in 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada during 1900
- Owned by B. H. Weare
- Owned by Lanning Family before June 1961
- Received from Lanning Family (Donor) during June 1961
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- B. H. Weare and Lanning Family
- Received from
- Lanning Family (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- 'Yalis (Alert Bay), British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1900
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Ownership Date
- before June 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1961
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0058/0010