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. 18 × W. 14 1/2 x  L. 131 in. (45.7 × 36.8 x 332.7 cm)

Classification: Wood-Musical Instruments
Geography:  Komindibit 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