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| Instrument Title | Kenong |
| Instrument ID | 252.00 |
| Country/area | Java, West
Sunda
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 111.241.2 |
| Keyword | Gamelan Degung; Degung; Gong-Chime; Gongs |
| Description | This set of six gongs is suspended in three wooden frames, which are painted red and hold two gongs each on laced string supports. The openings for the lacing are asymmetrical hexagons. The three stands are trapezoidal in shape, have three legs each and fit together in one long row. (On the smallest of these stands the longest side measures 75cm in length; the other two stands measure 80cm in length). The gongs have curved outer rims with convex upper lips and raised bosses at the centre. They are part of Sundanese gamelan degung.
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| Dimensions | Tuned kettle gongs whose curved outer rims are 10-12 3/4 cm.
tall, with convex upper lips 5-61/2 cm; raised bosses approx
3 3/4 cm high which are approx. 7 1/2 cm. in diameter.
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| Condition | Good |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xai_252b.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of
Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box
353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational
and instructional use; if you cite or download images or
text, please acknowledge the University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
