Big trumpet · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3038766
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Size
H: 132,5 cm
H: 52.2 inch
Description
ivory, oval mouth piece, min. dam., small missing parts (rim), fine cracks through age, slight traces of abrasion;
such trumpets are typical for the whole of northeastern Zaire. They were played in the court and represented royal power and presence. They announced the kings movements and his victories. They were used to be played in pairs.
The object Big trumpet with the object ID 3038766 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 399.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 140