Gong, (Eloundja, Ilonga, Gunga)
Date19th - 20th century
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
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