Kulintang is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
A kulintang ensemble of the Maranao people with elaborate okir carvings in the Museum of the Filipino People
A group of men from the Ngada tribe with drums and gongs (Kulintang) in Ngada, Flores, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). in 1913
A Lumad kulintang ensemble from Bukidnon with the traditional carvings
A gong is a percussion instrument originating from Southeast Asia, and used widely in Southeast Asian and East Asian musical traditions. Gongs are made of metal and are circular and flat or bowl-like
Kulintang
…Indonesian: kolintang, Malay: kulintangan) is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums. As part of the larger gong-chime culture of Southeast Asia, kulintang music…
One of Javanese and Balinese style gong for gamelan ensemble, hanging in an ornate frame
Two men (right) are lifting the gong depicted on the 13th-century temple reliefs at the Candi Induk, Panataran temple complex in East Java, Indonesia
A gong collection in a gamelan ensemble of instruments – Indonesian Embassy Canberra
A Gong depicted on the 15th-century temple reliefs at the Candi Sukuh in Central Java, Indonesia