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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