Trumpet ·  Cameroun, 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.

L’objet Trumpet avec l’ID d’objet 3037189 a fait partie de l’enchère 77th tribal art auction en 28 juin 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 416.

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Littérature comparée

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