Unidentified

Double Gong with Lion Handle

n.d.

Category
Culture
Fante
Place Made
Ghana
Materials
Wood, iron
Measurements
22 x 5 x 4 3/4 in (55.88 x 12.7 x 12.065 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift
Accession #
93.360
Description

Two-tone twin gong in the form of a vertical staff-like structure, surmounted by a lion-like animal with large horizontal "S"- shaped tail. Head of feline creature is disproportionately large with long wedge nose and open mouth with exposed teeth.