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1959.9.6B

Double tubular metal gong with a curved handle bound with cane strip and plaited at the top. [RH [OPS move] 30/1/2018]

1959.9.6B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double tubular metal gong with a curved handle bound with cane strip and plaited at the top. [RH [OPS move] 30/1/2018]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Fumban
Cultural groups
Bamum
Person
Field collector Lois Mitchison
PRM source Lois Mitchison
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
1958
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Cane Plant, Process Wrought, Process Beaten, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length: max 324 mm, Width: max 306 mm, Depth: max 86 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.9.6B

Search terms: Music, Status, Insignia, Musical Instrument, Gong

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