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A set of 3 iron kempul keys [one bossed, two unbossed] strung over the sound box in a wooden frame, from the Gamelan Digul. It was made in 1926 from any materials at hand by Javanese anti-colonial prisoners in a Dutch prison camp in West Irian (now Papua New Guinea). Unlike the kempul in a standard gamelan orchestra, which consist of a set of hanging gongs, the player simulates the kempul sounds by beating the three metal keys with mallets (not shown). Ethno-lingual group: Central Javanese.Photo: Annette Bowie, 2014.
Issued: 2018-07-25
Created: 2018-07-25
Subjects
Collection of Indonesian Music and Artefacts |
Digital Humanities |
Ethnic Studies |
Gamelan Digul |
Indonesia |
Java |
Kempul |
MAMU |
Music Archive of Monash University |
Musical instrument |
Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
Papua New Guinea |
Performing Arts |
West Irian |
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