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The manufacture of gongs in Semarang

Indonesia • 19 • Published In 1975 • Pages: 127-172

By: Jacobson, Edward, van Hasselt, J. H., Toth, Andrew.

Abstract
This source contains a thorough description of gong making in Semarang in 1906. Included is information on casting, shaping, and some slight data on the production costs and trade patterns involved in gong manufacture. The verbal descriptions are enhanced by a number of photographs of the process of gong manufacture.
Subjects
Art and recreational supplies industries
Musical instruments
Metallurgy
Special tools
Production and supply
External trade
culture
Javanese
HRAF PubDate
2019
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Eleanor C. Swanson ; Jan Simpson ; 1982
Field Date
no date
Coverage Place
Semarang in north-central Java, Indonesia
Notes
Edw. Jacobson and J. H. van Hasselt ; translated and with an introduction by Andrew Toth
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
98646425
LCSH
Javanese (Indonesian people)