BAMILEKE STYLE HORNS/TRUMPETS ARCHIVES, Cameroon

Although exquisitely carved, our Bamileke style horns/trumpets show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.

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The Bamileke horns below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

Bamileke Style Horn 1 72.5" high $1500 or $2500/pair SOLD

Bamileke Style Horn 2 73.5" high $1500 or $2500/pair SOLD

Bamileke Style Horns 1-2 72.5-73.5" high $2500 for the pair SOLD

Bamileke Style Horn 3 50.5" high SOLD

Bamile ke Style Horn 4 49.5" high SOLD

Bamileke Style Horns 3-4 49.5-50.5" high SOLD

Bamileke Style Horn 6 SOLD

Bamileke Style Horn 5 48" high $900 SOLD

 

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

BAMILEKE STYLE , Horns/Trumpets, Cameroon

Prestige drinking horns were a man's most important personal article. Trumpets, made from horn or carved from wood, were used ceremonially for their sound. Trumpets like the largest, 1 and 2, were also displayed as an arch through which the king appeared.