Double Gong
Unidentified maker (Cameroon)
20th century
Iron
Overall: 12 × 14 in. (30.5 × 35.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Claire E. and Dr. Frederick R. Mebel, Class of 1935
183.5.26379
Geography
Place Made: Grassfields region, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Dr. Frederick Ronald Mebel (1913-1998) and Claire E. Mebel (1916-1994); Rockville Center, New York; given to present collection, 1983.
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