Description (Labels & Markings)
'61.155' inscribed twice on the side of the large opening towards the end of the trunk
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
1961.155 A-B: Two gongs. One gong [B] is always slightly smaller than its fellow, therefore giving a different note.
Event Date 1961
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '61.155 Oceania Fiji. Gongs (two). Lali Intsia bijuga, Leguminosae Vesi. Kambara, Lau. 1956. C. by donor 1956 G. K. Roth'. [back of the card:] 'One gong is always slightly smaller than its fellow, therefore giving a different note. There are beaters No 156 made to suit these two gongs. G.K.R.'
Catalogue card 2 is similar to catalogue card 1.
Event Date 1961
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Lali. Drum carved from a solid piece of tree trunk (Intsia bijuga, or Leguminosae vesi), hollowed out at the top. Beaters for this drum are 1961.156. White marks, almost chalk-like on one side of the gong. The gong is chipped in several places. Beaters for this drum are 1961.156.
Event Date 4/2/2013
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)