Horns

Edo Trumpet (top finial)

Nigeria
Edo

Ivory
ca. Early 20th Century

Length: 28 Inches
Aerophone - Lip Vibrated - Horn

A magnificent Edo(Court of Benin in Nigeria)side-blown trumpet with signs of age and dark brown color. The top finial shows a female kneeling (image of the "iyoba, or mother of the oba King), holding her breast. The high relief carvings below include reptiles and standing men with a sceptre/staff, all symbolic of a ritual objects/instruments. Trumpets like this one produce one or two pitches and are played singly, or in ensembles. (see additional posting)

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Catalog#: AF-AELV-31-46

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