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Clappers

MOA: University of British Columbia

3124/2 a-b

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.

  • Type of Item clapper
  • Culture Chinese
  • Material bamboo grass, cotton fibre, metal, lacquer
  • Measurements height 11.8 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 5.2 cm (part a) height 23.5 cm, width 14.5 cm (part b)
  • Previous Owner Kate Stevens, Anonymous
  • Received from Anonymous
  • Made in Shandong
  • Ownership Date before July 23, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 23, 2015
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3124/0002 a-b

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