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Object Number 65-46-50/10788
Display Title Iron gong, 12" long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bell, conical shape, central tapered stem, no clapper, corroded
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 30.48 x 11 x 6.3 cm (12 x 4 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10788

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