COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1992.326
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MMA_.1992.326
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; Central African; Congolese; Ekonda
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African; Central African; Congolese; Ekonda
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Made by Ekonda people (Konda)
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Made by Ekonda people (Konda)
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Bondjo (Side-Blow Trumpet)
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Bondjo (Side-Blow Trumpet)
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1915
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ca. 1915
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1913
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1913
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1917
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1917
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Ivory, polychrome wood
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Ivory, polychrome wood
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Aerophone/side-blown trumpet
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Aerophone/side-blown trumpet
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
L. 55 in. (139.5 cm); Max. Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.8 cm)
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L. 55 in. (139.5 cm); Max. Diam. 8 1/4 in. (20.8 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1992.326
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1992.326
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Purchase, Rogers Fund, Roger L. Stevens Family Fund Gift, Gift of Herbert J. Harris and Brian and Ann Todes, by exchange, Kay T. Krechmer Bequest, in memory of her husband, Harold H. Krechmer, and funds from various donors, 1992
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Purchase, Rogers Fund, Roger L. Stevens Family Fund Gift, Gift of Herbert J. Harris and Brian and Ann Todes, by exchange, Kay T. Krechmer Bequest, in memory of her husband, Harold H. Krechmer, and funds from various donors, 1992
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This type of side-blown trumpet, produced for various nkumu (leaders), was originally used in battle. Today it is employed to add prestige to such ceremonies as the investiture or marriage of a nkumu, the birth of twins, or the propitiation of hunting and planting spirits. The faceted elephant tusk with a raised diamond-shaped mouthpiece on the concave side is typical of many Congolese trumpets. A flanged wood extension, painted with black-and-white stripes and checks, is similar in shape to the headpieces worn by Ekonda leaders. This form, characteristic of royal motifs at the turn of the century, also appears on special drums and rhythm-keeping stamping sticks.
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<P>This type of side-blown trumpet, produced for various nkumu (leaders), was originally used in battle. Today it is employed to add prestige to such ceremonies as the investiture or marriage of a nkumu, the birth of twins, or the propitiation of hunting and planting spirits. The faceted elephant tusk with a raised diamond-shaped mouthpiece on the concave side is typical of many Congolese trumpets. A flanged wood extension, painted with black-and-white stripes and checks, is similar in shape to the headpieces worn by Ekonda leaders. This form, characteristic of royal motifs at the turn of the century, also appears on special drums and rhythm-keeping stamping sticks.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi1992.326.R.tif
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MMA_.mi1992.326.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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