Lot: 319

Hand drum "kundu" and trumpet

Papua New Guinea - Sepik

Provenance Size Hammer price
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany sold

wood, pigments, cowrie shell,

a) hand drum "kundu", engraved with the name of the previous owner "Caon Mkel", stringing and rotan ring missing, h: 74.4 cm; interesting detail: the Christian cross symbol was integrated into the traditional carving patterns.

b) trumpet with bird's head, h: 62.4 cm; wooden trumpets were used for signalling success in an enterprise such as hunting, but especially in warfare.


Beran, Harry & Barry Craig (ed.), Shields of Melanesia, Honolulu 2005, p. 196