gapers

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Scope note
The gaper or "yawner" is a typically Dutch shop sign in the form of a head carved in wood or stone. The head is almost always a sylized depiction of a Moorish man with his mouth open to receive medicine. These were displayed to indicate the location of a pharmacy.
gapers
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024