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Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey" ·  D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3034532

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Provenance
Concord Gallery, 1974
Sotheby’s New York, 22 June 2007, lot 101
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch

Description

wood, shiny blackish brown patina, remains of pigments, rising from four struts, handle at the back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
used for palm wine on ritual purposes, 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 3034532 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 439.

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