Gong Beater

62-3-6

From: Ivory Coast

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 62-3-6
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Baule
Provenience Ivory Coast
Culture Area West Africa
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Or rhythym marker. Wood, blackened. Flat with carved geometric decoration on both faces. Used with conical iron gong. Three piercings at head for insertion of woven cloth to soften the sound.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Webster (Margaret Freuer) Plass, 1962

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