Title
A set of gongs
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Negeri Sembilan, Malay Peninsula
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: XXXX-03319-001: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-002: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-003: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-004: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-005: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-006: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm
Object size: XXXX-03319-002: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-003: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-004: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-005: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03319-006: H7.5 x Dia18.0 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03319
Collection of
These knobbed gongs belong to the gong-chimed music ensemble called ‘caklempong’. In a ‘caklempong’ ensemble, there will be two sets of 15 of these gongs arranged in two rows and three sets of them arranged in a single row. It is believed to have originated from Sumatra, being brought to Negeri Sembilan by Minangkabau immigrants.
