Zemanek-Münster

Tambour à main "kundu" et trompette

Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Sepik
Prix 400 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Description

wood, pigments, cowrie shell,

a) hand drum “kundu”, engraved with the name of the previous owner “Caon Mkel”, stringing and rotan 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

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