Gong and beater

Museum number:
9-13586a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210913586a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.3272
Description:
gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China attr.
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Materials:
Copper (metal), Leather, Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gongs
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
December 1, 1976
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Gong and beater, accession number 9-13586a-c, described as gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Gong and beater, accession number 9-13586a-c, described as gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Gong and beater, accession number 9-13586a-c, described as gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Gong and beater, accession number 9-13586a-c, described as gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gong and beater, accession number 9-13586a-c, described as gong and beater. A) gong:tray-like long,brass-plated copper;rim diam. 70 cm; B) wood stand from which gong is suspended;black-painted wood, ht.91.5 cm; C) beater:wood w/leather-covered tip (insect damaged), l. 37 cm.

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