Trumpet "namburuse" · D. R. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3043362
Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Description
ivory, reptile skin, corpus carved with animal motifs (snake and spider), rep. (neck)
The ivory trumpet “namburuse” was played in the court and represented royal power and presence. Trumpets accompanied the king and his wife when they perfomed a dance called “mabolo”. They also announced the king’s movements and his victories. Usually they were played in pairs with the same orientation.
The object Trumpet “namburuse” with the object ID 3043362 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 229.
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Publications
Burssens, Herman, Mangbetu, Brussels 1992, p. 66, ill. 25
AHDRC: 0034557
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.