Slit gong ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3040056

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, metal tags, cylindrical corpus, surmounted by arch-shaped superstructure carved with animal ears, incised ornaments, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, traces of abrasion;
slit gongs accompany masked dancers and secular entertainment.

The object Slit gong with the object ID 3040056 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 330.

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Comparing literature

Brincard, Marie-Therese, Sounding forms, Washington D.C. 1989, p. 124, ill. 61

Publications

AHDRC: 0067975 (comparable object)