Muster gong

Title
Muster gong
Year/Period
Circa 1942–1945
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 38.3 x 90.0 x 11.3 cm
Accession No.
2020-00714

This gong was used in Changi, probably to sound roll call, or 'tenko' in Japanese. This was a twice-daily occurrence in which the prisoners and internees would have to assemble in the yard in the morning and in the evening to be counted. They would have to stand there until dismissed.