Gbangbani Trumpet

This is a carved wooden anthropomorphic trumpet, likely to be associated with the menÕs Gbangbani society among the Limba and Loko people in northern Sierra Leone. This is a highly secret object that would not normally be seen by women, children or non-Gbangbani members. It is kept in the Gbangbani bush, or grove, outside a village and brought out only for Gbangbani visitations when non-members have to stay indoors with the windows closed.

Further Information

  • Type: Figures, sculpture
  • Object: Gbangbani Trumpet
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Limba, Loko
  • Dimensions: 630mm [H] 380mm [C]
  • Production Date: Pre 2010
  • Associated Places: Unknown
  • Associated People: Unknown
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.2010.020.04

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