The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Gender Panerus Pelog

Gender Panerus Pelog

Date:: 1955–60
Geography:: Surakarta (Solo), Java, Indonesia
Medium:: Teak wood, bronze
Dimensions:: Case L. 98.4 cm (38.70 in.); D. 30 cm (11.81 in. ); H. ±45.5 cm. (±17.72 in.) Bars 21.7 cm x 6.5 cm (8.54 in. x 2.5 in.) to 14.3 cm x 4 cm (5.63 in. x 1.58 in.)
Classification:: Idiophone-Struck
Credit Line:: Gift of Carroll C., Beverly and Garry S. Bratman, 1977
Accession Number:: 1977.393.10

This artwork is not on display

Description

This instrument is part of the gamelan built to be used at the 1964 World's Fair in New York City.
References

Libin Laurence. "Notable Acquisitions 1975-1979: Musical Instruments." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (1979), pg. 47.
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Mangkunegaran Gamelan Factory (50)
What
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