Bronze Gong | Photographer: Axel Killian
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Bronze Gong
Gongs are used in gamelan to demarcate different musical cycles. They are painstakingly made by hand and have been practised in Java for centuries. In recent decades, very few workshops have been able to keep up with industrial production. The nomination of the gamelan as an intangible world cultural heritage in 2021 will bring with it a new demand for traditionally crafted gongs.
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Städtische Museen Freiburg
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Object type
Gong
Dimensions
Höhe: 180.0 mm, Durchmesser: 470.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bronze
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
IV/1052
Provenance and sources
when
1880 - 1908
who
Unbekannt - Makers
when
1914
where
Java (location/origin)
Indonesia (location/origin)
Southeast Asia (location/origin)
Provenance
Legacy of Hugo Ficke (1840-1912), 1914
Hugo Ficke was an honorary museum director and member of the Freiburg city council. He probably acquired the gongs on his trip to Java between January and mid-February 1909. There, Ficke bought most of the gamelan instruments at markets, pawnshops and flea markets.
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