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Gong (khong rao)

early 20th century
Object Place: Thailand

Medium/Technique Painted and gilded wood, brass
Dimensions Other (gong a): 30.5 x 7 cm (12 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Accession Number2004.401a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instrumentsIdiophones

ProvenanceBy 1993, likely acquired with the assistance of François Duhau de Bérenx, Bangkok, by Doris Duke (1912-1993), Somerset County, New Jersey; 1993, by inheritance to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York; 2004, gift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 2004)