Trumpet "namburuse" ·  R. D. Congo, Mangbetu · ID: 3036673

Description

ivory, the corpus of the broad ending was abraded as thin as a piece of cardboard, the bell mouth is 12,5 cm in diameter, the narrow ending remained massive, oval mouthpiece, without any decor, collection number “25854. Abanza Kongo Glatz” at the inside, min. dam., fine cracks through age, slight traces of abrasion;
the ivory trumpet “namburuse” was played in the court and represented royal power and presence. Often trumpeting accompanied the king and his wife when they perfomed a dance called “mabolo”. Trumpets also announced the king’s movements and his victories.

L’objet Trumpet “namburuse” avec l’ID d’objet 3036673 a fait partie de l’enchère 76th tribal art auction en 22 mars 2014 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 577.

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Littérature comparée

Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 140