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Gong, Metal

Dogon Iron Gong

Mali
Dogon

Iron
ca. Late 19th / Early 20th Century

Length: 26.5 cm
Idiophone - Struck Directly - Gong

An old iron 'nkana' long tube gong, with split resounding body, possibly from the Dogon people, living in the central plateau region of the country of Mali, in Western Africa.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-77-2