Anthropomorphic cup · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3043697
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Provenance
M. Theves- van Opstal, St. Genesius-Rode, BelgiumPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 16 cm
H: 6.3 inch
Description
terracotta, brown patina, traces of black paint, corpus of the cup modelled with facial features, rudimentary body, female sexual characteristics especially accentuated, Kuba-typical geometrical incisions, back of the head modelled with eyelet, metal collection label at the same place, slightly dam., minor missing parts (left ear)
Comparing literature
Publications
"Art Traditionnel", Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, (Section du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, Groupe 2/3: Les Arts et leurs moyens d'expression), Brussels, 1958:54, #2AHDRC: 0023735
Exhibition
Brussels, Belgium: "L'Art au Congo", Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi Section, Palais du Heysel, 17 April-19 October 1958