Tambour à main "kundu" et trompette · Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée - Sepik · ID: 3050583
Prix d'appel
300 €
Prix d'Estimation
500 €
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyDescription
wood, pigments, cowrie shell, a) hand drum “kundu”, engraved with the name of the previous owner “Caon Mkel”, stringing and rattan ring missing, h: 74.4 cm; interesting detail: the Christian cross symbol was integrated into the traditional carving patterns
b) trumpet with bird’s head, h: 62.4 cm; wooden trumpets were used for signalling success in an enterprise such as hunting, but especially in warfare
Littérature comparée
Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 196