Hollow, bell-like iron gong with carved wooden handle. The striker associated with this gong is numbered 1925.53.4 .2 [RR 27/1/2020]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hollow, bell-like iron gong with carved wooden handle. The striker associated with this gong is numbered 1925.53.4 .2 [RR 27/1/2020]
Geographical reference: Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana; Sekondi-Takoradi Apowa
Cultural groups: Ahanta; Apowa; Powa
Person: Field collector Robert Powley Wild; PRM source Robert Powley Wild
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: By 1925
Acquisition information: Donated: 1925
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Wrought, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 110 mm, Height: max 78 mm, Length: max 390 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1925.53.4.1

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