Hand drum "kundu" and trumpet · Papua New Guinea - Sepik · ID: 3050583
Price
EUR 400
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyDescription
wood, pigments, cowrie shell,
a) hand drum “kundu”, engraved with the name of the previous owner “Caon Mkel”, stringing and rotan ring missing, h: 74.4 cm; interesting detail: the Christian cross symbol was integrated into the traditional carving patterns.
b) trumpet with bird’s head, h: 62.4 cm; wooden trumpets were used for signalling success in an enterprise such as hunting, but especially in warfare.
Comparing literature
Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 196