Big trumpet, before 1920 · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3042413
Gerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium
Description
ivory, rhomb-shaped mouthpiece, rep. (breakage lower rim), slight traces of usage;
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, before 1920 with the object ID 3042413 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 382 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 140
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.