Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey", D. R. Congo, Kuba, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3049270

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Lot 264

Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3049270

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Provenance

Belgian Private Collection

Size

H: 18 cm

H: 7.1 inch

Description

wood, oily patina, handwritten inventory no. “91.13”

The combination of human head with ram’s horns is a clear sign that the cups owner was a member of the royal family.

The object Anthropomorphic cup “mbwoong ntey” with the object ID 3049270 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 264.

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