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Clappers (percussion beaters)

Scope note

Tongues of metal or wood in various types of open bells which produce the sound by striking the side of the instrument; generally they take the form of a rod, or of a ball or pellet attached to a cord. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000191303

Broader Terms used

<percussion beaters>

Equivalent Terms used

clapper (percussion beater)

Created

12yrs ago

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