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Located in Astoria, NY
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Located in Dallas, TX
1940s double gong iron African Currency.
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Located in Wainscott, NY
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Figural Ceramic African Black Male w/ Metal Gong White Acrylic Table Lamp.
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Located in Dallas, TX
Ancient African gong. Makes a magical wall decor with beautiful patina.
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Rare African Ceremonial Gong
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Hand-Forged Yoruba Double Gong used to call spirits and ancestors and ward off evil spirits
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Jonga Gong Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Like many pieces of traditional African metalwork, this gong served multiple purposes in the tribe.
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Early 20th Century Tribal Iron Gong Currency, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Africa
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Early 20th Century Tribal Iron Gong Currency, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Tribal Iron Gong Currency, Yoruba People, Nigeria, Africa This very graceful anthropomorphic gong currency has two different pitches when struck.
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Yoruba Iron Gong Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
Like many pieces of traditional African metalwork, this metal gong served multiple purposes within the Yoruba communities of northern Nigeria.
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Pair of Yoruban Currency Gongs
Located in Chicago, IL
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Chamba Gong Currency, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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West African METAL GONG
Located in Sarasota, FL
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African Hammered Iron Gong with Original Rope on Custom Mount
Located in Round Top, TX
A hammered iron gong made by the blacksmiths of the Tetela & Onga peoples from the Congo. Gongs were important ritual instruments and symbols of authority. They were highly valued an...
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Iron
Gong Currency with Stand 'Yoruba Tribe, West Africa'
Located in San Marino, CA
A ring of Gong currency from the West African Yoruba Tribe.
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20th Century African Tribal Mounted Objects
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Metal
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