Gong and beater

CultureBaule peoples
Titles
  • Gong and beater
Date1900–1930
PlaceCôte d'Ivoire, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall (.A, Gong): 7 3/8 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (18.7 × 11.4 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (.B, Beater): 7 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (19.1 × 7 × 2.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.872.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Private Eye: Selected Works from Collections of Friends of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" from June 10, 1989 through August 13, 1989 at the MFAH.

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