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Horns

Madi Side-Blown Trumpet

Demoncratic Republic of Congo
Madi

Wood, Python snake skin, monkey hair
Early 1900's

Height:: 38.75 Inches
Aerophone - Lip Vibrated - Horn

Vintage Madi Trumpet/Horn. It has a hand braided hide strap. Where the Python snake skin is wrapped around the piece it is also hand stitched using the same hand-made hide cord. Under the snake skin is a hide semi-covered with monkey hair. At the open end and the mouth piece you can see the grooves from the hand carving. When these were made the wood was flat and hand carved then soaked and rolled so as it aged it shows natural splits.

 

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Catalog#: AF-AELV-16