Slit Gong Beater
Object type: Slit gong beater
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Bosmun (Bosngun) people
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 14 1/2 x Diam. 2 in. (36.8 x 5.1 cm)

Classification: Wood-Musical Instruments
Geography:     Papua New Guinea  
River: Lower Sepik, Ramu River region
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979