Horn
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Size
L: 54,5 cm
L: 21.5 inch
Description
ivory, oval mouthpiece, crowned by a human head with tribe-typical head form and fine blackened incisions, min. dam.;
played at the court, representing royal power and presence. The trumpets were played when the king and his wife performed a dance called “mabolo”. Furtheron they announced the king’s victories.