Clappers Item Number: 3124/2 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of bamboo clappers (part a) and accompanying cloth bag (part b). Instrument consists of five rectangular pieces of curved bamboo seperated by metal coins. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. These are joined together with a thick, braided red cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each clapper and the square holes at the centre of each coin. The rope is decoratively knotted on one side, with tassels falling from the knot. The cotton carrying bag is blue with a white pattern of foliage and dots. It closes with a pull tie at top.
Item History
- Made in Shandong, China
- Owned by Kate Stevens
- Owned by Anonymous before July 23, 2015
- Received from Anonymous (Donor) on July 23, 2015
What
- Name
- Clappers
- Identification Number
- 3124/2 a-b
- Type of Item
- clapper
- Material
- bamboo grass, cotton fibre, metal and lacquer
- Part A
- height 11.8 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 5.2 cm
- Part B
- height 23.5 cm, width 14.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Kate Stevens and Anonymous
- Received from
- Anonymous (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Shandong, China
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 23, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on July 23, 2015
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3124/0002 a-b