Anthropomorphic cup · D. R. Congo, Dengese · ID: 3038069
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Provenance
American Collection, HawaiiSize
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, dark brown paint, cup in form of a human head with tribe-typical facial features and scarification marks, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Anthropomorphic cup with the object ID 3038069 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 402.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 29, ill. 9