Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3045000
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Size
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Description
wood, oily patina, pigment remains, base
The combination of human head with ram’s horns is a clear sign that the cups owner was a member of the royal family, as only royalty could possess an object decorated in this form.
The object Anthropomorphic cup “mbwoong ntey” with the object ID 3045000 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 263.
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