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Gong beater(?)
Object Number 2000.12.1
Display Title Gong beater(?)
Descriptions
Object Description Carved wooden gong beater(?) with twisted middle section, missing lower section, and upper section of elongated horned face.
Inventory Description Gong beater?, carved wood, twisted handle, perforated tip, human head, horns
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Baulé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cote d'Ivoire
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 2.8 x 5.5 cm (10 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.12.1
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of William A. Koshland
Provenance
Collector William A. Koshland (2/6/98)
Donor Fogg Art Museum (2/6/98 - 4/12/2000)

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