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1942.8.17

Circular bronze gong without central boss.

1942.8.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular bronze gong without central boss.
Long description
Concave circular gong of bronze. Beaten metal burnished on one side and with a painted circular design, or possibly the remains of tuning composition in the centre of the concave side. The gong is suspended from twisted metal cord threaded through two holes punched closely together and just below the edge. [HLR]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Nagaland
Cultural groups
Konyak Naga
Person
Field collector Eric Thomas Drummond Lambert
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942 Found unentered: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Pigment, Process Beaten, Process Perforated, Process Painted, Process Burnished
Dimensions
Diameter: max 319 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.8.17

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Gong

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