Clappers

Bamana people

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This pair of clappers have been carved from wood. The inner side would be struck against one another in order to produce a percussive clapping sound. The outside has been carved into a woman figure with a distinctive coiffure and painted with yellow, blue, white and black pigment. Four projected points below each figure’s breasts appear to be serrated grips for the fingers. (Althea SullyCole, 2022)

Clappers, Wood, Bamana people

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