CLAPPER

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

CLAPPER

Entry/Object ID

143/5329

Description

DOCTOR'S CLAPPER USED IN HIS MEDICINE DANCES, AT SITKA ALASKA, HAIDAH'S DOCTOR CLAPPER OF ALASKA WRITTEN ON CLAPPER IN INK.TOTEMIC (TAG)

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska, British Columbia

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Haida

Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clapper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good