Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey" ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3032932

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, open worked stand, collection number “46/9”, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
used for ritual purposes for palm wine, which is why such cups were made of precious wood and were carved with special care.

The object Anthropomorphic cup “mbwoong ntey” with the object ID 3032932 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 244.

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