Object class: Gongs / Culture or time period: Bantu (Zone C) / Accession number: Acc.4288 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 5-15397, described as Slit gong, wood, hand carved from solid tree limb, round, well-patinated; finial/stylized carved human head at top; lower two thirds hollowed out. Length 36.9 cm. Diameter (at base) 8.5 cm. Used by a diviner to announce his entry into a village.