Clappers Item Number: 3124/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Set of bamboo clappers. Instrument consists of six rectangular pieces of bamboo seperated by metal washers. The end piece is longer, with a decoratively carved top ending in a point. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. The pieces of the instrument are joined together with a woven rope of unbleached cotton looped through two holes bored through each piece of bamboo and the holes at the centre of the washers. The rope is knotted on one side of the instrument.
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
- 3124/3
- Type of Item
- clapper
- Material
- bamboo grass, cotton fibre, metal and lacquer
- Overall
- height 21.2 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 5.0 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 3124/0003