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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Congolese, Yaka people
Title:Tapper
Type:Musical Instrument
Materials:wood
Place Made:Africa
Measurements:Overall: 12 1/2 in x 1 in x 3/8 in; 31.7 cm x 2.5 cm x 1 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1999.8.b
Credit Line:The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
A divination ritual artifact, the tapper is used to strike the slit-gong to produce sound which invokes spirits or punctuates statements. The slit-gong is in a crescent form with a narrow opening across the top, terminated by the twisted "rope" handle. The tapper handle terminates in a human head, the stick displays a carved snake running its length.

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