Double Gong

Object number2007.251

Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce

Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998

Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn

Dimensions9 x 10 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (22.9 x 27.3 x 6.4 cm)

MediumIron

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