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Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley)

Africa, Ivory Coast, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing pair of implements from West Africa. First, a Baule carved wooden gong beater with a twisted coil handle, a crescent-shaped finial with fabric padding secured via sewn fibers, and a carved lizard on the opposite side, occupying the curve of the crescent. Accompanying this is a hammered iron gong with a curled hook at the top end and a curved base. Size: wooden beater measures 9.25" L (23.5 cm); iron gong measures 7.75" L (19.7 cm)

Provenance: private Pearson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA; ex-private New York City, USA collection; ex-Isabel and Marshall Mount collection

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  • Condition: One end of curved base of iron gong is missing. Oxidized patina to the piece in general. Wooden beater shows nice dark brown, glossy patina on handle. Expected loss to textile covering.

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