Gong

Museum number:
9-11141a,b
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Alternate number:
303ab (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Object count:
2
Description:
Gong and striker; painted brass, wood; Gong: 19.7 cm. diameter Striker: Length 25.3 cm.; width 10 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh,; Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gongs
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
The thali is a gong with a raised rim struck by men during ceremonies to make sound. Used in temples;Suspended in one hand and struck with wooden mallet or stick as dancing or singing accompies Vibrating tone can be modified or stifled. Gong made by kasera caster. Striker made by carpenter caste.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
Striker— length 25.3 centimeters, Striker— width 10 centimeters, and Gong— diameter 19.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1977-1978 #2: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (July 27, 1977–October 6, 1977) and S1985-1986 #36: Music Library (UC Berkeley) (May 5, 1986–June 15, 1987)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 9-11141a,b, described as Gong and striker; painted brass, wood; Gong: 19.7 cm. diameter Striker: Length 25.3 cm.; width 10 cm.

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