File:Brooklyn Museum 86.224.146 Gong Mokenge (3).jpg
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English: Gong (Mokenge) ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Gong (Mokenge) |
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Description |
English: Iron bell with effigy handle of wood. Bell is painted with alternating pink and white horizontal stripes. Label attached by French trading company in Western Congo refers to bell as "Cloche a Palabre." Effigy handle in form of human head displaying Bambala-like hair style. Face shows traces of white paints. |
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Date |
English: 19th or 20th century |
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Dimensions | 16 3/4in. (42.5cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632682 |
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Current location |
Arts of Africa collection South Gallery, 1st Floor |
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Credit line | Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.224.146_left_PS6.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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