Ceremonial horn/trumpet "tawong" · Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3043251

Name: Ceremonial horn/trumpet "tawong"
SKU: 3043251
Price: 1200 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,200

Provenance

Pierre Robin, Paris, France (1980)
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France

Size

H: 71 cm

H: 28.0 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, anthropomorphic form, traces of insect caused damage (above all backside), cracks, abrasion of paint (getting stronger towards the base), metal plate.
These trumpets appear in pairs (male and female). They are played at the biannual dances of harvest and planting, periods of diversion when men travel to other villages to participate in sporting events and to renew friendships.

The object Ceremonial horn/trumpet “tawong” with the object ID 3043251 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 361 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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