Anthropomorphic trumpet · Sierra Leone, Limba · ID: 3052706
Price
EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Claude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanySize
H: 56,5 cm
H: 22.2 inch
Description
wood, old auction label “174”, handwritten collection label “541”, old restorations
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 3052706 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026, lot number 193 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