TERA Gallery - African Art and Antiquities

"Altering The Way You View The World Of Art"
Type of Object:
    Nigerian Double Gong Currency
    19th c.

    The Bamileke are among the artistic elite of the Cameroon
    Grassfields.  This asymmetrical double gong is an excellent
    example of their skill.
  


Ethnic Group:  
    Yoruba Society
    Bamileke Society  


Country of Origin:          
    Nigeria
    Cameroon


Material:          

    Iron

Dimensions:


Reference:                  
    Expressions of Cameroon Art by Northern