Kongo Wood Trumpet
- Wood carving
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3 x 21 in
(7.62 x 53.34 cm)
- Kongo culture
When added to Kongo musical instruments, images of the human body symbolize the life of the spirit in patterned sound. They embody the language of beauty and the language of the spirit. Ideal moral being and continuity are symbolically shown by the figure's seated posture which encompasses all at once notions of competence, support, and understanding.
- Inventory Number: 2023.1.29
- Collections: Wickstrom Collection of African Art