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Javanese gongs in Banten, Java.
![A gong is an East and Southeast Asian musical instrument that takes the form of a flat metal or brass disc which is hit with a mallet. According to the Dutch chronicler Houtman in 1597: '[In Banten,] dancing goes on all night, so that at night there is a great racket of gongs and instruments'.](/photos/prev/ZjhkZGE3MA/album_alb5477218.webp)
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Title:
Javanese gongs in Banten, Java.
Caption:
A gong is an East and Southeast Asian musical instrument that takes the form of a flat metal or brass disc which is hit with a mallet. According to the Dutch chronicler Houtman in 1597: '[In Banten,] dancing goes on all night, so that at night there is a great racket of gongs and instruments'.
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Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
5150 x 3419 px | 50.4 MB
Print size:
43.6 x 28.9 cm | 17.2 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)
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