File:Sideblown Trumpet, Cameroon, Brücke-Museum Berlin, 65001, view a.jpg
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Sideblown Trumpet, Cameroon, 19th–20th century, side view from the left
Summary
Object
| Artist |
English: once known creator
Deutsch: einst bekannte*r Urheber*in |
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| Description |
English: Sideblown trumpet
Deutsch: Seitengeblasenes Horn |
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| Date | from 19th century until 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 6 cm (2.3 in); width: 32.5 cm (12.7 in); depth: 6.9 cm (2.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
H 37 |
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| Place of creation | Cameroon (Q1009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
transferred to Karl und Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Stiftung from Karl Schmidt-Rottluff |
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| Notes |
English: If an elephant was killed in the Grasslands, the ivories were reserved for the king. The size and strength of the animal corresponded to the power of the king, who was reverently addressed as 'elephant'. This oliphant, a side-blown musical instrument, probably sounded at festivals to accompany the dances. In the past, oliphants may also have been used as a bugle in warlike conflicts. The brownish discoloration speaks for the high age of this oliphant.
Deutsch: Wurde im Grasland ein Elefant erlegt, waren die Elfenbeine dem König vorbehalten. Die Größe und Kraft des Tieres entsprach der Macht des Königs, der ehrfürchtig als ‚Elefant‘ angesprochen wurde. Dieser Olifant, ein seitlich geblasenes Musikinstrument, erklang wohl bei Festen zur Begleitung der Tänze. Früher wurden Olifanten möglicherweise auch als Signalhorn in kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen verwendet. Die bräunliche Verfärbung spricht für das hohe Alter dieses Olifanten. |
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Photograph
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English: Sideblown Trumpet, Cameroon, 19th–20th century, side view from the left  |
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| Source | BrückeMuseumBerlin | |||
| Author | Nick Ash, Berlin | |||
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| Other versions | Sideblown Trumpet, Cameroon, Brücke-Museum Berlin, 65001, view b.jpg |
The estate of Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, owned by the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation at the Brücke Museum, contains his collection of around 100 sculptures and objects with colonial backgrounds. The Brücke artist himself never travelled outside Europe and, to the best of current knowledge, bought these objects in the art trade and from private owners from the 1910s onwards. The collection includes ritual and everyday objects, alongside souvenirs for the Western market. The way they were perceived underwent changes: they came to be seen as objects of art and decoration. Little is known of their origins, the circumstances of their acquisition, or the historical and current importance of the objects. Most of them originate from Germany’s former colonies, thus referring directly to German Expressionists’ entanglements in the often unlawful appropriation of material culture in colonially occupied lands. More
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