Clapper stick
This clapper stick is made from elderberry wood. The handle is wrapped with a brown suede leather. The body of the clapper is made from one solid piece of wood, the center hollowed out and split down the middle down to the open hole in the side.
- Object: Clapper stick
- Artist: Bun Lucas
- Circa: unk
- Dimensions: -
- Culture Area: North America / West Coast / California / Sonoma County
- Cultural Group: Pomo / Miwok
- Cultural Context: Clapper sticks are used to keep musical time and accompany singers and dancers. Many versions of "clappers" are found around the world and across many cultures, including the many indigenous peoples of California.
- Donor: Sharon Koch
- Catalog #: 2025.5.41