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.
Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene, Cameroon, Charlotte 1977, p. 44 Northern, Tamara, The Art of Cameroon, Washington D.C. 1984, p. 128