Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-AELV-21-14
Lip Vibrated
Songye Horn (Oliphant)
Demoncratic Republic of Congo
Songye
Impala Antler Horn
Mid 1900’s
Height: 13 inches
Aerophone – Lip Vibrated – Horn
Songye Impala antler horn/trumpet with figure carved at the tip. To generate the sound, the horn player buzzes their lips in the rectangle-shaped blow-hole in the center of the horn. The horn is held horizontal when played. Instruments with carved anthropomorphic figures were often used within the secret societies during various ceremonies.