Location:
Mezzanin: In the Shadow of Colonialism
Mezzanin: In the Shadow of Colonialism
Location:
Mezzanin: In the Shadow of Colonialism
Mezzanin: In the Shadow of Colonialism
Yurupari trumpet
Standort
The flutes and trumpets of the Yurupari represent the bones of the primordial human being, the creator that brought the first ancestors of all human peoples into being. In the course of his initiation, the creator’s father pushed him into the fire. Out of the ashes rose a palm tree, which the father used to fashion the Yurupari instruments. When he was still alive, the primordial human being already had numerous orifices emitting music. This music can still be heard – also by those uninitiated – when the Yurupari instruments are played during rituals.
Object data
Inv. No.
154025
Collection
Object Name
Yurupari trumpet
Collection
Collection
Fritz Trupp (geb. 1943) - GND
Dated
before 1972
Accession Date
1973
Culture
Material
Chonta palm wood, bark strips, wood, bast
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