Gong, gong stick

Museum number:
5-2996a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
183 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1717
Description:
A) Double musical gong; Kwen; hand forged iron; 16'' (40.5 cm) high. B) Rough gong stick; 10 1/2'' (26.5 cm) long.
Donor:
Leonard Plotnicov and University Appropriation
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Tiv; Ihugh
Collector:
Leonard Plotnicov
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gongs
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975) and S1994-1995 #9b: SFO Museum (May 5, 1995–June 12, 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gong, gong stick, accession number 5-2996a,b, described as A) Double musical gong; Kwen; hand forged iron; 16'' (40.5 cm) high. B) Rough gong stick; 10 1/2'' (26.5 cm) long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gong, gong stick, accession number 5-2996a,b, described as A) Double musical gong; Kwen; hand forged iron; 16'' (40.5 cm) high. B) Rough gong stick; 10 1/2'' (26.5 cm) long.

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