Horn · Nigeria, Urhobo · ID: 3032758
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Provenance
Philippe Laeremans, Liège, BelgiumSize
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch
Description
ivory, shiny honey brown patina, the upper part carved with a stylized human face, rectangular mouthpiece, min. dam., slight traces of usage, fissures, on base;
such instruments were used at public appearances of kings and other high officials.
Comparing literature
Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals Meet, New York 2004, p. 25, ill. 8