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Whale Clapper
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Whale Clapper
Whale Clapper

Whale Clapper

Datec. 1879
Mediumwood, whale baleen, mammal sinew, cotton
DimensionsOther: 4.8 × 10.6 × 28.7 cm (1 7/8 × 4 3/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-29
Object numberHRC 00029
Descriptionclapper of wood carved in shape of a whale with attached dorsal fin. split laterally. top half attached to handle with a strip of baleen. painted black, red, green, blue.
Exhibition HistoryCNB(?) Toronto (08-33) Heard Museum Phoenix (?-61) - (03-61)
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