Dinner gong 1970s

Maker unknown

Registration number

1087918

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Dinner gong

Production date

1970s

Medium

wood, brass, paint

Dimensions (H x W x D)

109 x 118 x 54 cm

Credit line

Gift of President Suharto, 1975
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

President Suharto, Dinner gong, Indonesia, 1975

Summary

For more than 20 years, this gong was used to pray silence for the arrival of the official party or to call for attention for the commencement of speeches at official City of Melbourne receptions.