clapper
Basilica Museum
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| Object Name: | clapper |
| Classification: | man-made artefact |
| Category: | communication artefact |
| Sub-category: | ceremonial artefact |
| Discipline: | church history material culture |
| Material: | wood wool |
| Technique: | handcrafted carved |
| Accession Number: | Noaccession18 |
| Origin-Province: | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Origin-Country: | Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Origin-Continent: | North America |
| Use-Province: | Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Use-Country: | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture: | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Cultural Context: | religious ceremonial |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1800's |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Narrative: | This is a wooden clapper which was used in place of the sanctuary bells on during Holy Week. It is brown in colour, and a number of names have been engraved on it in various places. |
| History of Use: | From the 1800's up until 1962, this wooden clapper was used throughout the Holy Week services of Tenebrae, a Christian worship service held before Easter. The clapper is still used on Holy Thursday and Good Friday instead of ringing the sanctuary bells as an expression of joy. |
| Length: | 31.6 |
| Width: | 7.9 |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Number of Components: | 1 |
| Component Part Names: | paddles ? |
| Subject/Image: | tools and equipment religious ceremonial equipment clapper |
| Inscription: | Robert Doyle - J. Pardy - R. O'Driscoll AP 1/42 - M. Ring - R. Penny 1915 - John King - 1937 ? Penny, C. Grouchy, John Veitch, Brian Walsh |
| Institution: | Basilica Museum |
| Institution City: | St. John's |
| Institution Province: | Newfoundland & Labrador |
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