Anthropomorphic trumpet · Sierra Leone, Limba · ID: 3052706
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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 last part of the auction Auction 106 at April 25, 2026 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 193.
Comparing literature
Celenko, Theodore, A treasury of African Art from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection, Bloomington 1983, p. 58, ill. 42