Trumpet ·  Cameroon, Bali · ID: 3037189

Description

ivory, shiny honey brown patina, pokerwork, oval mouthpiece, the lower part orignally wrapped in fabric, min. dam., cracks through age, slight traces of abrasion, base;
ivory trumpets belonged to the regal inventory ever since, just as the king had the constitutional right on possession of the teeth of hunted elephants. The trumpets were used to announce the arrival of the king and during audience they were placed to the ground in front of the chief’s feet. They were kept in the royal shrine, together with ancestor skulls and figures.

The object Trumpet with the object ID 3037189 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 416.

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Comparing literature

Knöpfli, Hans, Grasland, Eine afrikanische Kultur, Wuppertal 2008, p. 153 & 256