Trumpet "tawong" · Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3034854
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Provenance
Joaquin Pecci, Brussels, BelgiumSize
L: 90 cm
L: 35.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, surmounted by an anthropomorphic head, min. dam., cracks (back of the head), traces of abrasion;
these trumpets appear in pairs (male and female). They are played at the biannual dances of harvesting and planting, periods of diversion when men travel to other villages to participate in sporting events and to renew friendships.
The object Trumpet “tawong” with the object ID 3034854 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 319.
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Comparing literature
Cogdell, Jacqueline, Turn up the Volume! University of California 1999, p. 316