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Gong-chime orchestra (gamelan lengkap)
1840 with later additions
Object Place: Central Java, Indonesia
Medium/Technique
Teak, bronze, and other materials
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bradford M. Endicott and Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Fraser in honor of Jan and Suzanne Fontein, and the Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1990.538-598
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsTableware
Music: Budheng-budheng, traditional (performed by Boston Village Gamelan)
Provenance1840, slendro-tuned ensemble commissioned by Chinese patron, Central Java. After 1840, Priyo family, the Bupati (regent) of Blora, Central Java; about 1876, pelog-tuned ensemble commissioned and combined with 1840s ensemble, Central Java; by 1990, by descent through three generations of the Priyo family to Mr. and Mrs. Supriyo, Blora, Central Java, Indonesia; July 12, 1990, sold by Supriyo to Nyonya Nora, Surakarta, Indonesia; 1990, sold by Nyonya Nora to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 24, 1990)
Budheng-budheng
Traditional
Performed by Boston Village Gamelan