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Clappers

MOA: University of British Columbia

3205/6

Double-sided clappers (kartal style). Wooden body is shaped like two large-headed fish with tails joining at the object’s concave middle. Eyes are carved, as are parallel lines decorating the tails. At centre sits an upright metal ring with bead at top. Each fish holds two metal disks in its mouth that clang together when the instrument is shaken. Bottom of clapper is flat and undecorated.

  • Narrative

    The instrument was purchased by the donor from an antique dealer in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, c. 1980.

  • History Of Use

    The kartal is a traditional (unpitched) percussion musical instrument used in South Asia, particularly in northern India. This small, hand held instrument was created in the style of those from the northwest of the Indian sub-continent, specifically Gujarat and Rajasthan.

  • Type of Item clapper
  • Culture Northern Indian, Central Indian
  • Material wood, metal
  • Measurements height 5.0 cm, width 16.0 cm, depth 3.7 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
  • Received from Gillian Darling Kovanic, Rudi Kovanic
  • Made in Gujarat
  • Collected in Ahmadabad
  • Creation Date before 1950
  • Collection Date during 1980
  • Ownership Date before November 1, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on November 1, 2016
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3205/0006

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