Anthropomorphic cup ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3046711

Description

wood,
A cup by the same artist published by Schädler (1973), ill. 481.
Base and handle of the present specimen trimmed. The place of attachment of the handle still visible at the back of the head. Probably originally designed like the cup shown in Schädler, rising from a high openwork base.

Other works by this artist auctioned at Zemanek-Münster: an anthropomorphic chair (Zemanek-Münster, 22 September 2007, lot 496/ AHDRC 0025093) and a seated figure (Zemanek-Münster, 11 November 2017, lot 401/ AHDRC 0147858).

The object Anthropomorphic cup with the object ID 3046711 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 313.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 334, ill. 481