Sacred Slit Gong (Waken)
Object type: Slit gong
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Iatmul people
Date: 19th century
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 15 1/4 x W. 152 x D. 18 1/2 in. (38.7 x 386.1 x 47 cm)
Classification: Wood-Musical Instruments
Geography:  Komindimbit village   Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1968
Accession year: 1978