Gong, Metal

Fang Gong (#1)

Cameroon
Fang

Wood, Metal, Rattan
ca. Mid-20th century

Height of Bell: 14 inches
Idiophone - Struck Directly - Gong

The Fang are Bantu-speaking peoples occupying the southernmost districts of Cameroon south of the Sanaga River, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and the forests of the northern half of Gabon south to the Ogooué River estuary. Their artistic output has been enormous and the beauty and haunting character of Fang art has made it one of the most collected and sought-after of all the African arts, overshadowing many of their neighbors who practice similar ceremonies. This rare gong has its own striker attached. The Fang used musical instruments for communicating with the here-after as well as in dance ceremonies of the "ngontang" society.

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-81-8

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