Striker

Museum number:
9-22092
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.C-14 and C-14 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
Striker for large bowl gong (9-22081) The gold designs match the embossed designs in the gong. The primary design is the distinctive Japanese circle-with-three-leaves.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Enamel (fused coating), Gold (metal), Leather, Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Percussion beaters
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Production date:
19th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
The handle, like a number of the items in the collection such as several of the rugs, has dripped candle wax.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Striker, accession number 9-22092, described as Striker for large bowl gong (9-22081) The gold designs match the embossed designs in the gong. The primary design is the distinctive Japanese circle-with-three-leaves.

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