Horn · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3033065
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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.
Comparing literature
Burssens, Herman, Mangbetu, Afrikaanse hofkunst uit Belgische privé-verzamlingen, Brüssel 1992, p. 66, ill. 25