Photographs © Tim Hamill
BAMILEKE, Horn 5, 48", $1200, Cameroon
Trumpets like these, made from horn or carved from wood, were used ceremonially for their sound.
Although exquisitly carved, most of our Bamileke horns show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
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