Figure 163.—Mangaian carved gong (British Mus., L.M.S. 488): length, 647 mm.; height, 220 mm.; greatest width, 207 mm. a, upper flat surface defined at ends by raised bands (3) and at sides by horizontal lines of carved panels, width 80 mm.; opening into interior hollow is triangular at each end (1, 1) with the bases outward, sides slightly curved and apices connected by a narrow slit (2) which is 127 mm. long; base of left triangle is 52 mm. and length from base to apex, 195 mm.; right triangle base is, 56 mm. and length, 200 mm.; parts of upper surface not occupied by opening are uncarved. End bands (3, 3), encircling gong, are 50 mm. wide, corresponding to thickness of end walls and are divided by thin slits into small rectangular spaces for carving. End knobs (4), projecting at a lower plane than end bands, are 28 in number, evenly spaced, forming small rectangular surfaces 13 mm. long, b, side view: same numbering as a. c, end view: shows triangular section of knobs (4) with apices inward, also black painted circle for ornament, d, enlargement of one end: end knobs (1) with upright K and notched bar motif; raised end panel (2) divided by two vertical slits into three panels which in turn are divided into small rectangular spaces by horizontal slits, each space carved into two K-motifs facing each other with stems horizontal. Body (3) of gong is divided into horizontal panels (4) by wide grooves (5); panels are subdivided into small spaces by cross slits; each rectangular space is carved with double K-motif with stem horizontal as in end panels (2); bottoms of dividing grooves (5) are stained in black to form light lozenges of natural wood color.