Gong, (Eloundja, Ilonga, Gunga)
Date19th - 20th century
Culture of Origin
Nkutshu
Culture of Origin
Telela
Maker
Republic of the Congo
Object number2007.253
Photo CreditPhoto by Tom Joyce
Exhibition HistoryAsheville, North Carolina, Life Force at the Anvil, A Blacksmith's Art from Africa, May 22 - August 28, 1998Published ReferencesBallarini, Roberto, trans. Pamela Knight. Black Africa's Traditional arms. Milano: Africa Curio, S.A.S., 1992 p. 112
Dje, Jacqueline Cogdell, ed. Turn Up the Volume! A Celebration of African Music. Los Angeles: University of California, 1999
Van Geluwe, H.T. Paradijs, and H. Nauts. De Mongo Cultuur: Bewoners Van Het Evenaarswoud in Zaire. Brussels: Gemeentekrediet, 1984. p. 150
Hurst, Norman and Anne D'Alleva. African Arts of War and Peace. Cambridge: Hurst Gallery, 1988 p. 24
Ginzberg, Marc. African Forms, Italy: Skira Editore S.p.A., 2000 p.134
Credit LinePartial gift of Tom Joyce and partial purchase with funds from John and Robyn Horn
Dimensions20 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (51.4 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm)
MediumIron
Bankutu/Bushango/Nkutu/Nkutshu
19th - 20th century
Object number: 2007.166