SENUFO STYLE HORN 1

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SENUFO STYLE
HORN 1
18 " high x 4" wide x 3.5" deep
$400
SOLD*

Despite its appearance this Senufo horn with a carved hornbill on the top shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.

Horns, trumpets and other aerophone instruments are among the important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many religious and secular ceremonial functions. Many examples incorporate the human form as the finial of the instrument.

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