Gong · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum · ID: 3033823
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Provenance
Martial Bronsin, Brussels, BelgiumDidier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 53,5 cm
H: 21.1 inch
Description
metal, wood, encrusted patina, the long handle wrapped with bulges of fabric saturated with mass, min. dam., traces of corrosion and abrasion;
single and double gongs, commonly made of iron, are the visual emblem and the authoritative voice of the regulatory society throughout the Grassfields.
The object Gong with the object ID 3033823 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 328.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene, Cameroon, Charlotte 1977, p. 44 Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 128