Chiefs Clapper Item Number: E20588-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "CARVED WOOD DIVIDED INTO HALVES, LOGITUDINALLY. THE UPPER HALF ORNAMENTED WITH THE HEAD AND BEAK OF A BIRD. PAINTED RED, WHITE, GREEN, AND BLACK."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in British Columbia, Canada
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Chiefs Clapper
- Identification Number
- E20588-0
- Type of Item
- clapper
Who
- Culture
- Bella Bella (Heiltsuk)
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004686