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Slit Gong

Congo Slit Gong

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Unknown

Wood
Possible Early to Mid 20th Century

Length: 26 inches x Height: 10 inches x Depth: 10 inches
Idiophone - Struck Directly - Slit Gong

Central African wooden figural drum carved from a single log. The body is zoomorphic, while at each end is carved human heads. Played with two wooden sticks. Still researching.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-132-18