Anthropomorphic trumpet · Sierra Leone, Limba · ID: 3052126
Price
EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyIngo Donath, Hamburg, Germany
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1986)
Size
H: 65,5 cm
H: 25.8 inch
Description
wood, handwritten collection no. “343”
The trumpet originates from the context of the “gbangbani” society, a male association that plays a protective role in the initiation rites of young men. It protects the initiates from harmful influences, especially witchcraft.
The object Anthropomorphic trumpet with the object ID 3052126 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 198 at that time and is currently available for EUR 600 in Open sale.
Comparing literature
Celenko, Theodore, A treasury of African Art from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection, Bloomington 1983, p. 58, ill. 42