Trumpet
CultureLega peoples
Date18th century
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 4 × 4 1/2 inches (111.76 × 10.16 × 11.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg Jr.
Object number2013.42.26
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DescriptionA very large elephant ivory tusk, patinated with a deep orange brown coloration, having on its side an aperture/mouthpiece. The sharp end of the tusk ends with the carved figuration of a human head with deep-socketed bulging eyes, the head is surmounted by a diadem ending in a cascade style coiffure.ProvenancePrivate collection, Belgium, possibly by 1906;
With Marc Leo Félix, Brussels, Belgium, stock no. FX990433, by July 20, 1999;
Purchased from Félix by Shirley and Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., Mission Hills, KS, 1999-2013;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
NOTES:
[1] According to dealer Marc Leo Félix, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s purchase, NAMA curatorial files, this object was in an “old Belgian collection, brought back in 1906.” The identity of this collection is currently unknown.
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