Gong

Museum number:
5-13879
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3510
Object count:
1
Description:
Slit gong known as Mondo (instrument); small slit gong surmounted by human head with crescent hat on top; black painted “hair” in low relief; brown-stained wood; height 38 cm
Donor:
Mitsuo Inouye and Mrs. Mitsuo Inouye
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Ba-Yaka; N. Yaka
Culture or time period:
Ba Yaka
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies and 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 5-13879, described as Slit gong known as Mondo (instrument); small slit gong surmounted by human head with crescent hat on top; black painted “hair” in low relief; brown-stained wood; height 38 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 5-13879, described as Slit gong known as Mondo (instrument); small slit gong surmounted by human head with crescent hat on top; black painted “hair” in low relief; brown-stained wood; height 38 cm

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