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Slit Gong Drum (Yemnu), before 1930
Lumi people; Torricelli Mountains, Sandaun (West Sepik) Pr…
Slit Gong (Yemnu)
Slit Gong Drum (Yemnu), before 1930
Lumi people; Torricelli Mountains, Sandaun (West Sepik) Pr…
Slit Gong Drum (Yemnu), before 1930 Lumi people; Torricelli Mountains, Sandaun (West Sepik) Province, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania Wood; 11 x 80 x 12 in. 2011.2.1 Gift of Mr. Michael Hamson

Slit Gong (Yemnu)

ClassificationsTools and Equipment-musical instruments-drums
Culture Lumi
Datelate19th to early 20th Century
Made AtSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood
Dimensions11 × 80 × 12 in. (27.9 × 203.2 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Michael Hamson
Object number2011.2.1
DescriptionSlit gong, Lumi culture, Torricelli Mountains region, PNG.
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