Finial from a Slit Gong
Object type: Slit gong finial
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Alamblak people
Date: 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Wood, cowrie shells
Dimensions: H. 35 3/4 x W. 12 7/8 x D. 12 1/4 in. (90.8 x 32.7 x 31.1 cm)
Classification: Wood-Musical Instruments
Geography:     Papua New Guinea  
River: Middle Sepik, Korewori River
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
Accession year: 1978
Tags: Musical Instruments