Unknown African
Gong and Beater

Gong and Beater

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Gong and Beater
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood, gold leaf
Dimensions.A: 7 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 1 inches (18.7 × 7.9 × 2.5 cm)
 .B: 6 1/8 × 1 × 1/4 inches (15.6 × 2.5 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.873.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.

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