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BAKONGO, HORN 1, 16", $200, Rep. of Congo
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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